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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greet Mexico's Secretary of the Navy Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez during a visit in Mexico City, March 23, 2010.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greet Mexico's Secretary of the Navy Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez during a visit in Mexico City, March 23, 2010.

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