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Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastani Jr. (center) responds to a question from a senator at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to become the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2005. Giambastani is flanked by the current Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marines Corps, and Air Force Gen. T. Michael Moseley. Pace has been nominated to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Moseley has been nominated for the position of Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

Adm. Edmund P. Giambastani Jr. responds to a question from a senator.

Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastani Jr. (center) responds to a question from a senator at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to become the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2005. Giambastani is flanked by the current Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marines Corps, and Air Force Gen. T. Michael Moseley. Pace has been nominated to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Moseley has been nominated for the position of Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

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