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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, administers the oath of office to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen at his promotion ceremony at International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 18, 2011.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, administers the oath of office to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen at his promotion ceremony at International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 18, 2011.

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