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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and Minister of Defense Lazar Kitanoski (right), of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, inspect the joint honor guard at a full honor arrival ceremony welcoming Kitanoski to the Pentagon on April 6, 1998. Accompanying the two defense leaders is Commander of Troops, Col. Gregory Gardner, U.S. Army (center). Cohen and Kitanoski will later meet to discuss a range of security issues with the recent ethnic clashes in Kosovo, which borders The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, being high on the agenda.

Secretary Cohen and Minister Kitanoski inspect the joint honor guard at the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and Minister of Defense Lazar Kitanoski (right), of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, inspect the joint honor guard at a full honor arrival ceremony welcoming Kitanoski to the Pentagon on April 6, 1998. Accompanying the two defense leaders is Commander of Troops, Col. Gregory Gardner, U.S. Army (center). Cohen and Kitanoski will later meet to discuss a range of security issues with the recent ethnic clashes in Kosovo, which borders The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, being high on the agenda.

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