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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, responds to a reporter's question during a Jan. 24, 2002, Pentagon press briefing. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld opened the briefing with an update of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

Gen. Myers responds to a reporter's question during a Jan. 24, 2002, Pentagon press briefing.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, responds to a reporter's question during a Jan. 24, 2002, Pentagon press briefing. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld opened the briefing with an update of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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