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Gen. Richard B. Myers is sworn in as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Gen. Richard B. Myers (right), U.S. Air Force, is sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by William Haynes (2nd from left), as Myer's wife Mary Jo Myers holds the Bible, in the Pentagon office of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) on Oct. 1, 2001. Myers is the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Haynes is the General Counsel of the Department of Defense.