Joint Chiefs chairman to speak at Academy graduation

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) --  Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is scheduled to give the commencement speech for this year's graduation ceremony.

This event marks the first time the Academy will host the JCS chairman as the graduation speaker.

Admiral Mullen, a 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was sworn in as the 17th CJCS Oct. 1, 2007. He serves as the principal military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council.

Commencement exercises for the Air Force Academy's Class of 2010, the 52nd graduating class and the Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Class, will be held May 26 in Falcon Stadium beginning at 10 a.m.. Free tickets will be available to the public through the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce starting in mid-May. Further details will be provided when available.