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Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, U.S. Army, answers a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Feb. 25, 2008. Ham fielded questions on the recent satellite shoot down and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lt. Gen. Carter Ham answers a reporter's question.

Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, U.S. Army, answers a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Feb. 25, 2008. Ham fielded questions on the recent satellite shoot down and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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