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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins the Combat Action Badge on Master Sgt. Fenumiai Ilalio, Forward Operating Base Walton, Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to escort a USO tour, meet with counterparts and visit troops.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins the Combat Action Badge on Master Sgt. Fenumiai Ilalio, Forward Operating Base Walton, Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to escort a USO tour, meet with counterparts and visit troops.

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