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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov (center) meet with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in their conference room, known as the "tank", in the Pentagon, March 16, 1997. Seated at the left is Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, U.S. Air Force, vice chairman of the JCS.

Secretary Cohen and Foreign Minister Primakov meet with the Joint Chiefs.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov (center) meet with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in their conference room, known as the "tank", in the Pentagon, March 16, 1997. Seated at the left is Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, U.S. Air Force, vice chairman of the JCS.

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