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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks with airmen at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., May 9, 2016. The general is retiring later this month and spoke about the joint force to the Defense Writers Group in Washington, June 15, 2016. Air Force photo by Matthew Jurgens

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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks with airmen at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., May 9, 2016. The general is retiring later this month and spoke about the joint force to the Defense Writers Group in Washington, June 15, 2016. Air Force photo by Matthew Jurgens

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