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  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff during its early days in 1949.

  • Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon in 1958.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1961.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1971.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1977.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1981.

  • Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during President Ronald Reagan Inaugural Parade in January 20, 1981.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1986.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1997

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2002.

  • Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff render a salute for the late President Ronald Reagan at Andrews Air Force Base in 2004.

  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Senate Armed Services Committee testimony in The Capitol Hill 2010.

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