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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace accepts a painting from a student of the visiting German Joint Armed Forces Command and Staff College class, at the Pentagon, June 19, 2007, after discussions ranging from the war on terror to military transformation.

GERMAN JOINT FORCES VISITORS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace accepts a painting from a student of the visiting German Joint Armed Forces Command and Staff College class, at the Pentagon, June 19, 2007, after discussions ranging from the war on terror to military transformation.

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