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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe, commander of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and chairman of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, briefs new personnel at the military assistant orientation in Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2008.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe, commander of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and chairman of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, briefs new personnel at the military assistant orientation in Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2008.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe, commander of Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and chairman of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, briefs new personnel at the military assistant orientation in Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2008.

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