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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Latvian Chief of Defense Brig. Gen. Juris Maklakovs review Latvian troops during a ceremony welcoming Mullen to Riga, Latvia, Oct. 21, 2008. Mullen is on a three-day, four-country trip for meetings with counterparts from the region.

WELCOME TO LATVIA

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Latvian Chief of Defense Brig. Gen. Juris Maklakovs review Latvian troops during a ceremony welcoming Mullen to Riga, Latvia, Oct. 21, 2008. Mullen is on a three-day, four-country trip for meetings with counterparts from the region.

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