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Incoming U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. salutes the audience during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2010. Papp relieved Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, who is retiring after 38 years of service.

COMMANDANT SALUTE

Incoming U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. salutes the audience during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2010. Papp relieved Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, who is retiring after 38 years of service.

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