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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, May 18, 2011.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, May 18, 2011.

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