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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is congratulated by Governor of Victoria, David de Kretser, after being presented the Officer of the Order of Australia in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Mullen is visiting Australia for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is congratulated by Governor of Victoria, David de Kretser, after being presented the Officer of the Order of Australia in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Mullen is visiting Australia for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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