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Tommy Ray Franks (born June 17, 1945) is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East.
Tommy Ray Franks ist ein ehemaliger General der US Army und war von 2000 bis 2003 Oberkommandierender des US Central Command. Als Kommandeur des CENTCOM war er zuständig für die Planung und Durchführung der Invasion in Afghanistan und des Irakkrieges im Rahmen des Krieges gegen den Terror.
6. März 2003 · Vier-Sterne-General Tommy Franks führt Bushs Armee am Golf - ein Stratege alter Schule mit Vietnam-Erfahrung. Allein auf Präzisionswaffen und Spezialeinheiten will er sich nicht...
General Tommy R. Franks In this riveting memoir, General Franks retraces his journey from small-town boyhood in Oklahoma and Midland, Texas, through a lifetime of military service. Drawing on his own recollections and military records declassified for this book, Franks offers the first true insider’s account of the war on terrorism that has ...
13. Juni 2024 · Tommy Franks (born June 17, 1945, Wynnewood, Okla., U.S.) is an American general who, as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2000–03), led U.S. forces in the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (2001) and of Ṣaddām Ḥussein in Iraq (2003).
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Since his retirement from the military in 2003, General Franks has traveled the world, speaking on leadership, character and the value of Democracy. General Franks serves on the boards of the University of Texas, Arlington and William Penn University.
As commander in chief of U.S. Central Command for the Middle East and Central Asia, Gen. Franks is the head of all U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. Here, he describes for FRONTLINE the ...
