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Change of Command

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and the new commander of U.S. Central Command, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, applaud outgoing Centcom commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel during a change-of-command ceremony in Tampa, Fla., March 28, 2019.

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