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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center) gives the opening remarks at a Pentagon briefing for President Bill Clinton on Feb. 17, 1998. Clinton is in the Pentagon to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his national security advisors for a Gulf region update. From left to right; Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Vice President Al Gore; President Clinton; Cohen; National Security Council Advisor Sandy Berger; Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre.

Secretary Cohen gives the opening remarks at a Pentagon briefing for President Bill Clinton.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center) gives the opening remarks at a Pentagon briefing for President Bill Clinton on Feb. 17, 1998. Clinton is in the Pentagon to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his national security advisors for a Gulf region update. From left to right; Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Vice President Al Gore; President Clinton; Cohen; National Security Council Advisor Sandy Berger; Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre.

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