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U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, steps off a U.S. Air Force C-17, named the "Spirit of the Golden Gate," during his arrival at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 23, 2007.

GIAMBASTIANI IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, steps off a U.S. Air Force C-17, named the "Spirit of the Golden Gate," during his arrival at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 23, 2007.

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