03-29-2008, 05:17 PM
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General Martin Dempsey, temporarily takes charge of US Central Command
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TAMPA, Florida (AFP) - US Admiral William Fallon was replaced Friday as head of US military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, a post he quit following reports he opposed President George W. Bush's policy towards Iran.
The number two commander overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, US Army Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, temporarily took charge of US Central Command in a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Dempsey takes over amid a search for a permanent successor to Fallon, 63, who abruptly announced his departure in mid-March shortly after publication of an article in Esquire magazine portraying Fallon as "The Man Between War and Peace" with Iran, which Washington has accused of pursuing nuclear weapons capability.
Fallon said he stepped down because the press reports created the perception that he opposed the president's policy objectives -- something he denied.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080329...ranafghanistan
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MARTIN E. DEMPSEY
• Birth year: 1952
• Experience: Deputy commander, Combined Forces Command U.S. Central Command, 2007-present; commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and commander, NATO Training Mission-Iraq, 2005-07; commanding general, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, 2003-05; program manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, 2001-03; special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1999-01; assistant deputy director of Politico-Military Affairs, Europe and Africa on the Joint Staff, 1998-99; commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1996-98; chief, Armor Branch Combat Arms Division in the Officer Personnel Management Directorate, 1993-95; commander, 4th Battalion, 67th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, 1991-93; S-3 to executive officer, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, 1989-1991; Executive Officer, 4th Battalion, 67th Armor, 3d Armored Division, 1988-89
• Education: Bachelor's degree, U.S. Military Academy; master's degree, Duke University, 1984; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1988; National War College, 1996.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/5655639.html
The basement warriors will now defame him.
Last edited by DuH2; 03-29-2008 at 05:21 PM.
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