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Secretary Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen hold a press conference in the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen hold a press conference in the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2010. The two briefed and announced the nomination of U.S. Joint Forces Commander Gen. James Mattis, U.S. Marine Corps, as the new Commander of U.S. Central Command.

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