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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, greets Saudi Arabian Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, assistant defense and aviation minister for military affairs, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 21, 2011. Mullen is on a weeklong trip through the Middle East to reassure friends and allies of the U.S. commitment to regional stability.

RIYADH GREETING

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, greets Saudi Arabian Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, assistant defense and aviation minister for military affairs, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 21, 2011. Mullen is on a weeklong trip through the Middle East to reassure friends and allies of the U.S. commitment to regional stability.

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