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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives to a standing applause at the quarterly Continuum Of Resource Education spouses meeting at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 9, 2010. Mullen and his wife, Deborah, addressed attendees at the the Norfolk Fleet and Family Support Center, which hosts the quarterly meeting to aide spouses in leadership positions and the challenges they face filling these demanding positions.

MULLEN MOMENT

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives to a standing applause at the quarterly Continuum Of Resource Education spouses meeting at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 9, 2010. Mullen and his wife, Deborah, addressed attendees at the the Norfolk Fleet and Family Support Center, which hosts the quarterly meeting to aide spouses in leadership positions and the challenges they face filling these demanding positions.

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