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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb, second from left, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, stand at attention during a ceremony to present Transcom the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 1, 2010.

AT ATTENTION

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb, second from left, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, stand at attention during a ceremony to present Transcom the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 1, 2010.

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