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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a press availability at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2008. Mullen discussed the release of his new guidance to the Joint Staff, the Status of Forces Agreement in Iraq and piracy issues around the Horn of Africa.

MULLEN TALKS TO PRESS

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a press availability at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2008. Mullen discussed the release of his new guidance to the Joint Staff, the Status of Forces Agreement in Iraq and piracy issues around the Horn of Africa.

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