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Robert Hastings, left, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Johnny Roscoe during a tour of the Combined Joint Operations Center in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2008.

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Robert Hastings, left, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Johnny Roscoe during a tour of the Combined Joint Operations Center in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2008.

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