U.S. MILITARY POSTURE:TOMMY R. FRANKS FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: March 29, 2001 | Copyright information

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MARCH 28, 2001 CORRECTED COPY STATEMENT OF GENERAL TOMMY R. FRANKS COMMANDER IN CHIEF US CENTRAL COMMAND INTRODUCTION Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. U.S. Central Command's (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes 25 nations, extending from Egypt and Jordan to the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan in South Asia, and Central Asian States as far north as Kazakhstan. Included are the waters of the Red Sea, the Northern Indian Ocean, and the Persian Gulf, with maritime chokepoints of the Suez Canal, the Bab el Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz. The ...

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