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Joint Staff Director for Operational Planning Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock answers a reporter's question during an operational update press briefing in the Pentagon on Oct. 24, 2007.

Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock answers a reporter's question.

Joint Staff Director for Operational Planning Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock answers a reporter's question during an operational update press briefing in the Pentagon on Oct. 24, 2007.

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