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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen talks with sailors assigned to the USS Boxer (LHD 1) in San Diego, Calif., on July 19, 2007. Mullen is visiting sailors in the fleet to hear first-hand some of the challenges they face.

Adm. Mike Mullen talks with sailors.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen talks with sailors assigned to the USS Boxer (LHD 1) in San Diego, Calif., on July 19, 2007. Mullen is visiting sailors in the fleet to hear first-hand some of the challenges they face.

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