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Rendering Honors

President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr, the new chairman, render honors during the change of responsibility ceremony between the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va. Sept. 25, 2015. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

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