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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton (left), U.S. Army, is sworn in as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) as Shelton's wife Carolyn (center) holds the Bible in a private ceremony in the Pentagon on Sept. 30, 1997. Shelton replaces the retiring Gen. John M. Shalikashvili as the nation's top military officer.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton is sworn in as chairman by Secretary Cohen.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton (left), U.S. Army, is sworn in as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) as Shelton's wife Carolyn (center) holds the Bible in a private ceremony in the Pentagon on Sept. 30, 1997. Shelton replaces the retiring Gen. John M. Shalikashvili as the nation's top military officer.

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