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Russian Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, right, chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2009. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with defense counterparts and tour the Russian military academy.

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Russian Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, right, chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2009. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with defense counterparts and tour the Russian military academy.

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