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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), accompanied by Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton (second from left), U.S. Army, greets Russian Federation Minister of Defense Army General Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev (second from right) prior to their bilateral meeting. The leaders are in Maastricht, Netherlands attending the Informal NATO Defense Minister's Meeting Oct. 1-2, 1997.

Secretary Cohen and Gen. Shelton greet the Russian Federation Minister of Defense.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), accompanied by Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton (second from left), U.S. Army, greets Russian Federation Minister of Defense Army General Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev (second from right) prior to their bilateral meeting. The leaders are in Maastricht, Netherlands attending the Informal NATO Defense Minister's Meeting Oct. 1-2, 1997.

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