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Deputy Director for Regional Operations in the Joint Staff Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 7, 2005. Rodriguez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita gave the press an operational update briefing.

Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, responds to a reporter's question.

Deputy Director for Regional Operations in the Joint Staff Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 7, 2005. Rodriguez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita gave the press an operational update briefing.

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