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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S Navy, addresses the audience at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., on March 6, 2010.

Adm. Mike Mullen addresses the audience at a commissioning ceremony.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S Navy, addresses the audience at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Calif., on March 6, 2010.

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