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July 7, 2003

Change of Command Ceremony

At an official change of command ceremony, Lt. General John Abizaid relieved General Tommy Franks of command of the U.S. Central Command. The central command was responsible for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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John Abizaid Lieutenant General U.S. Army
Tommy R. Franks Commander in Chief U.S. Central Command

Donald Rumsfeld Secretary Department of Defense

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U.S. Central CommandU.S. Central Command

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Program ID:: 177309-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Ceremony
Location:: Tampa, Florida, United States
First Aired:: Jul 07, 2003 | 9:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jul 08, 2003 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Jul 07, 2003 | 9:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 08, 2003 | 2:30am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 08, 2003 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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