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Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command Gen. Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army, briefs reporters on military operations in Afghanistan at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 27, 2001.

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command Gen. Franks briefs reporters on military operations in Afghanistan.

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command Gen. Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army, briefs reporters on military operations in Afghanistan at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 27, 2001.

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