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Article: U.S. Central Command change of command ceremony.(Robert M. Gates appreciates John Abizaid and Fox Fallon for national defense)(Speech)
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- March 16, 2007
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Tampa, Florida, Friday, March 16, 2007
Good morning. I am pleased to be here.
Welcome to our many friends and allies who have joined us today:
Congressman Young, thank you for coming, and for your continued support of the men and women in uniform.
General Pace, General Casey, it's good to see you.
Three combatant commanders are here with us. Admiral Keating and General Smith. I see General Brown made it in all the way from down the street.
Welcome to General Conway and Admiral Allen. It says a lot about today's environment of joint operations ...