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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, April 11, 2007. The secretary announced that active-duty U.S. soldiers currently within or deploying to the CENTCOM area of operations will have their deployment extended from 12 months to 15.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, April 11, 2007. The secretary announced that active-duty U.S. soldiers currently within or deploying to the CENTCOM area of operations will have their deployment extended from 12 months to 15.

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