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Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, welcomes U.S. Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to St. Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterparts.

ST. PETERSBURG WELCOME

Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, welcomes U.S. Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to St. Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterparts.

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