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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returns a salute to a U.S. Marine Corps security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Sept. 9, 2015. Dempsey is in Germany to meet with military leaders and discuss military-to-military relationships. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

BERLIN SALUTE

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returns a salute to a U.S. Marine Corps security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Sept. 9, 2015. Dempsey is in Germany to meet with military leaders and discuss military-to-military relationships. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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