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Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional Operations Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, U.S. Army, (left) responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Aug. 3, 2005. Ham and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita conducted the briefing.

Brig. Gen. Carter Ham responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing.

Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional Operations Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, U.S. Army, (left) responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Aug. 3, 2005. Ham and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita conducted the briefing.

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