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From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, the incoming commander of U.S. Strategic Command, applaud for outgoing commander Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler during a ceremony for 131115-D-BW835-570

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From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, the incoming commander of U.S. Strategic Command, applaud for outgoing commander Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler during a ceremony for Kehler's retirement and the U.S. Strategic Command change of command Nov. 15, 2013, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

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From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, the incoming commander of U.S. Strategic Command, applaud for outgoing commander Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler during a ceremony for 131115-D-BW835-570

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