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Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen (born October 4, 1946) is a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2011. Mullen previously served as the Navy's 28th Chief of Naval Operations from July 22, 2005 to September 29, 2007. He was only the third naval officer in Navy history to be appointed to four different four-star assignments; the others being the Commander, U.S.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen told cadets graduating from West Point on Saturday they should build bridges to a public that doesn't always understand the "full weight" of military service after a decade of deadly conflicts.
The U.S. Military Academy is commissioning 1,031 Army second lieutenants in a ceremony at the football stadium here near the Hudson River. Mullen praised the cadets — many of whom will eventually deploy to Afghanistan or other conflict zones — for choosing a military career in a perilous period and assured them the American public appreciates their work too."But I fear they do not know us," the Navy admiral added. "I fear they do not comprehend the full weight of the burden we carry or the price we pay when we return from battle."Mullen said the military represents less than 1 percent of the population and can be a "fairly insular" institution with its own language and culture. He said the young officers no longer have the luxury of assuming their fellow...White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establish...
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A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the military, a move that could spee...
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