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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq, aboard a C-17 Globemaster en route to Baghdad, Aug. 1, 2011. Mullen is on a five-day USO tour with comedian Jon Stewart, NBA Legend Karl Malone and magician David Blaine visiting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq, aboard a C-17 Globemaster en route to Baghdad, Aug. 1, 2011. Mullen is on a five-day USO tour with comedian Jon Stewart, NBA Legend Karl Malone and magician David Blaine visiting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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