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US Dignitaries offload from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft after arriving at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, to attend a briefing conducted by the Coalition Joint Task Force Commander. Pictured front row left to right, US Ambassador to Afghanistan, The Honorable Robert Finn; Presidential Special Envoy to Afghanistan, The Honorable Zalmay Khalilzad; US Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld; US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Franklin L. Hagenback, Commander General Coalition Task Force; and US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Edmund Giambastiani, SENIOR Military Assistant to Secretary Rumsfeld

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: R. D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, SENIOR Military Adviser to the Secretary of Defense, signs the Horse Holder Picture in his office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8, 2002. The picture was taken during the Civil War in Virginia showing how Soldiers held the reigns of horses for the Generals who were meeting with each other. OSD Package No. A07D-0596 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: More

The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz (left), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, poses for a photograph with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, U.S. Navy SENIOR Military Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Aug. 30, 2003. Vice Adm. Giambastiani will soon receive his promotion to Admiral and he will assume the leadership of Joint Forces Command at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. OSD Package No. A07D-00608 (DOD PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Rel More

US Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) responds to a reporter's question during an operational press briefing with US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF (VJCS), in the Pentagon press room

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV, Dod Release Sta More

Brett Baier (right), Fox TV News, interviews U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani (left), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, for a feature on The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (not shown), U.S. Secretary of Defense, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2006. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Myles D. Cullen) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Myles D. Cullen, USAF Release Stat More

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, is being interviewed by Brett Baier (not shown), Fox TV News, for a feature on The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (not shown), U.S. Secretary of Defense, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2006. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Myles D. Cullen) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Myles D. Cullen, USAF Release Stat More

US Navy (USN) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (VCCS), Admiral (ADM) Edmund Giambastiani, references the Quadrennial Defense Review with US Representative John Spratt Jr., Democrat of South Carolina (SC), after a hearing with the House Budget Committee, in the District of Columbia (DC)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: The Joint Chiefs of STAFF Scene Camera Operator: SS More

US Navy (USN) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (VCCS), Admiral (ADM) Edmund Giambastiani, receives documents from his Public Affairs Officer (PAO) aid Captain (CAPT) Greg Smith, before a hearing with the House Budget Committee, in the District of Columbia (DC)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: The Joint Chiefs of STAFF Scene Camera Operator: SS More

In the District of Columbia (DC), the Joint Chiefs of STAFF Vice Chairman (JCSVC), US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Edmund Giambastiani (left) presents US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Donnelly (center) and (USN) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Justin Ledsome with a United Services Organization (USO) award for their service in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Donnelly and Ledsome were stationed together in Iraq and were injured in support of the global war on terrorism

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Sean P. Houlihan, USAF Release Status: Released to More

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani (left), Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, listens as The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, answer questions from members of the media in the Pentagon press room in Washington, District of Columbia. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Myles Cullen) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Myles D. Cullen, USAF Release Stat More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani (left), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, address questions from the media in the Pentagon Press room, Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2006. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Myles D. Cullen) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Myles D. Cullen, USAF Release Stat More

(Facing the camera, from left-to-right), Mike MacMurray, U.S. County Director for Chile, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Peter Verga, U.S. Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. State Department interpreter Ms. Patricia Arizu, attends a meeting with Republic of Chile Minister of Defense Mario Fernandez, left with back to the camera, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00007 (DOD PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense, watches as U.S. Navy Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, presides over the commissioning ceremony of U.S. Navy Midshipman 1ST Class Megan Henry at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00010 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense, watches as U.S. Navy Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, hidden from the camera, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, presides over the commissioning ceremony of U.S. Navy Midshipman 1ST Class Megan Henry at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00010 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense, watches as U.S. Navy Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Midshipman 1ST Class Megan Henry during her commissioning ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00010 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files