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From left, Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, commander of Southern Command, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulate Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis during the change of command ceremony at Southern Command Headquarters in Miami, Fla., June 25, 2009. Stavridis, who relinquished command to Fraser, will head to Stuttgart, Germany, to take over European Command and become the supreme allied commander of Europe.

COMMAND CONGRATULATIONS

From left, Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, commander of Southern Command, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulate Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis during the change of command ceremony at Southern Command Headquarters in Miami, Fla., June 25, 2009. Stavridis, who relinquished command to Fraser, will head to Stuttgart, Germany, to take over European Command and become the supreme allied commander of Europe.

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