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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander, U.S. Central Command, speak during a strategic studies seminar at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C., Dec. 2, 2014.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander, U.S. Central Command, speak during a strategic studies seminar at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C., Dec. 2, 2014.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander, U.S. Central Command, speak during a strategic studies seminar at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C., Dec. 2, 2014.

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