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The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan listens to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he thanks them for their service and operational support, July 13, 2009, while underway in the Gulf of Oman.

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The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan listens to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he thanks them for their service and operational support, July 13, 2009, while underway in the Gulf of Oman.

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