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President Bush removes new Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Richard J. Tubb's eagles (colonel's insignia) during the doctor's promotion ceremony in the Oval Office Jan. 13, 2006. Dr. Tubb's wife, Kathy, also assisted with the ceremony. Dr. Tubb, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, is the president's physician. As the director of the medical unit, Dr. Tubb runs a staff of about 25 of the nearly 2,000 people assigned to the White House Military Office.

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President Bush salutes as he disembarks a Coast Guard cutter after his tour Jan. 25. "When it comes to securing our homeland, and helping people along the coast, the Coast Guard has got a vital and significant mission," said the President in his remarks at nearby Southern Maine Technical College. "And, therefore, the budget that I send to the United States Congress will have the largest increase in spending for the Coast Guard in our nation's history."