CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT - 22 MARCH 2003: Col. Rick Thomas, chief of public affairs for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command smiles during the Battle Update Assement briefing in the Coalition Operations and Intelligence Center. Thomas, a key planner in paving the way for hundreds of media to be embedded with ground units to cover the war The COIC is the hub of operations for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command led by Lt. Gen David McKiernan. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class David K. Dismukes/CFLCC Public Affairs)