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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, center, and Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, stand during the presentation of colors at the Assumption of Command Ceremony for Odierno in Suffolk, Va., Oct. 29, 2010.

ASSUMPTION CEREMONY

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, center, and Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, stand during the presentation of colors at the Assumption of Command Ceremony for Odierno in Suffolk, Va., Oct. 29, 2010.

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