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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen (right) escorts visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai into the Pentagon, March 27, 1998. The two men will meet in private and also with advisors over a working lunch, to discuss a range of security issues of interest to both nations.

Secretary Cohen escorts visiting Israeli Defense Minister Mordechai into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen (right) escorts visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai into the Pentagon, March 27, 1998. The two men will meet in private and also with advisors over a working lunch, to discuss a range of security issues of interest to both nations.

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