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U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, right, relinquishes command to U.S. Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard at the U.S. Pacific Command change-of-command ceremony on Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2009.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, right, relinquishes command to U.S. Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard at the U.S. Pacific Command change-of-command ceremony on Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2009.

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