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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Commandant of the Coast Guard. Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. visit the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the service's newest national security cutter, near Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2011.

STRATTON SIGHTS

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Commandant of the Coast Guard. Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. visit the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the service's newest national security cutter, near Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2011.

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