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At MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld left, Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of STAFF (VCS), US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Peter Pace, US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks and GEN John Abizaid, right, salute during a Change of Command Ceremony for the US Central Command (USCENTCOM). GEN Abizaid, took command from USA GEN Tommy Franks

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), presents U.S. Army GEN. Tommy Franks, Out-going Commander, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) with a Defense Distinguished Service Medal, second oak leaf cluster, prior to a Change of Command Ceremony, on July 7, 2003 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. During the ceremony GEN. Franks relinquished his command to U.S. Army GEN. Abizaid. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Norma J. Martinez) (Released)

A US Army (USA) soldier from Fort Stewart, Georgia arrives at Kuwait City International Airport and is greeted by Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Tommy R. Franks, Commanding General, Third US Army and US Army Army Forces Central Command

Deputy Commander-in-CHIEF US Army (USA) Central Command Lieutenant General (LGEN) Michael P. DeLong and his wife listen as Commander-in-CHIEF US Army Central Command General (GEN) Tommy R. Franks stands and answers questions, during the 3rd USA Commanders Conference, at Fort McPherson, Georgia

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (third for left), Commander, of US Central Command, renders a salute during a Memorial Ceremony, held in observance of the September 11th Tragedies. An unidentified US Army (USA) soldier stands in the foreground

Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Michael T. Etheridge, USA, US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) (left) passes the South Command (SOUTHCOM) flag to the new Commander, General (GEN) James T. Hill, USSOUTHCOM during the assumption of command ceremony

A US Army (USA) Soldier salutes the flag near "Iron Mike," dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberated the area, during the playing of the American National Anthem at a wreath laying ceremony held in front of the Iron Mike Monument in La Fiere, outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). The US military is in the Normandy region of France to participate in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

At MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, speaks while US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, left and GEN John Abizaid, middle and Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Dwight Brown listen, during a Change of Command Ceremony for the US Central Command (USCENTCOM). GEN Abizaid, took command from USA GEN Tommy Franks

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCT) L. Ross Roberts (foreground), Out-going Commander, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA- 533), passes the Unit Colors to In-Coming Commander, USMC LTC Mark G. Mykleby, during the Change of Command Ceremony for VMFA- 533, aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). Sergeant Major (SGM) Scott C. Mykoo, acts as flag bearer

US Army General Tommy R. Franks, Commander, Southern Command, passes the central command flag to US Army Lieutenant General Paul T. Mikolashek, in assumption of command ceremonies making him CENTCOM Commander. In the same ceremony, US Army Major General Geoffrey D. Miller, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF, personnel and installation management, forces command, passed the Third Army flag to him making him Third Army Commander

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Base: Fort Mcpherson

State: Georgia (GA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Susan Norvick, USA CIV.

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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General Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander of US Forces Central Command, shakes hands with AIRMAN First Class Sloan, USAF, before entering the dining facility of a base in Southwest Asia. The general is going through the region visiting the various bases when he stopped here to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with the troops. He personally spoke with everyone he met, passing out words of encouragement and praise for all the work done in support of the war on terrorism during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the...

Patrol commanders from the Mountain Eagle Joint Task Force meet at their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during mission rehersal exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana

Navy personnel hold a bevy of US flags during the dedication ceremonies for the US Navy Memorial

Combat ready US Army (USA) soldiers, from Fort Stewart, Georgia arrive at Kuwait City International Airport and are greeted by the US Ambassador, the Honorable James A. Larocco, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Tommy R. Franks, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Forces Command (AFC) and CHIEF of STAFF Kuwaiti Armed Forces, LTGEN Ali Mohammed Hassan Al-mumin

Army Reserve Cpl. James C. Young relaxes on a patrol

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (right), Commander, US Central Command, stands with other USA Soldiers to observe a moment of silence during a National Prayer Day Ceremony, held at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL)

S Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andy Franks, (left), and USAF AIRMAN (AMN) Harold Neal Jr. (right), both assigned to the 100th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), work with a Republic of Uganda Army Soldier to pour wet cement for the floor of a kitchen being built in Soroti, Uganda, during Exercise MEDFLAG 2002. MEDFLAG is a US European Command multinational multi-service medical exercise designed to provide care, training and disaster management for Doctors, Nurses, and Technicians in different countries around the world

US Army (USA) General Tommy R. Franks, Commander, United States Central Command, address the men and women of the 457th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) during a visit to a forward deployed location supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, Afghanistan, where USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) are helping to train new recruits in the ANA. Pictured are USA Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Kern (bottom left), ander, 352nd Civil Affairs and (CFC); (USA) National Guard BGEN Dean A. Youngman, Kentucky (KT) Adjutant General; USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) McDonnell; USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Bryan D. Brown, ander, USA Special Operation and (SOC); also USA Major General (MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert (upper right), anding General, USA Special Forces...

The US Army Forces Command Building at Fort McPherson, GA, showing concert barriers blocking the street entrance, following the September 11th attacks

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