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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explains the Viper fiber communications terminal to ABC's Bob Woodward onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 en route to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 14, 2009. Mullen is accompanying a USO tour featuring Hall of Fame National Football League coach Don Shula, All-Pro NFL running back Warrick Dunn and several celebrities on a visit to the Central Command area of responsibility.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explains the Viper fiber communications terminal to ABC's Bob Woodward onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 en route to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 14, 2009. Mullen is accompanying a USO tour featuring Hall of Fame National Football League coach Don Shula, All-Pro NFL running back Warrick Dunn and several celebrities on a visit to the Central Command area of responsibility.

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