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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four-stars render honors as the Commander in Chief, President Bill Clinton, arrives at a Pentagon ceremony accompanied by Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Henry Shelton. Clinton signed the fiscal 2000 Defense Authorization Bill into law, Oct. 5. Participating in the ceremony were (from left) Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Ryan and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Donald Pilling. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott M. Ash, USAF)

Four-stars render honors as the Commander in Chief, President Bill Clinton, arrives at a Pentagon ceremony accompanied by Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Henry Shelton. Clinton signed the fiscal 2000 Defense Authorization Bill into law, Oct. 5. Participating in the ceremony were (from left) Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Ryan and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Donald Pilling. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott M. Ash, USAF)

Four-stars render honors as the Commander in Chief, President Bill Clinton, arrives at a Pentagon ceremony accompanied by Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Henry Shelton. Clinton signed the fiscal 2000 Defense Authorization Bill into law, Oct. 5. Participating in the ceremony were (from left) Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Ryan and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Donald Pilling. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott M. Ash, USAF)

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