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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is piped ashore after a visit to USS Ronald Reagan under way in the Gulf of Oman, July 13, 2009. Mullen is accompanying a USO tour featuring Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula, All-Pro NFL running back Warrick Dunn, actors Bradley Cooper and D.B. Sweeney, and sports announcer and model Leeann Tweeden on a visit to the Central Command area of responsibility.

MULLEN ASHORE

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is piped ashore after a visit to USS Ronald Reagan under way in the Gulf of Oman, July 13, 2009. Mullen is accompanying a USO tour featuring Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula, All-Pro NFL running back Warrick Dunn, actors Bradley Cooper and D.B. Sweeney, and sports announcer and model Leeann Tweeden on a visit to the Central Command area of responsibility.

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