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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts President Fidel V. Ramos (left), of the Republic of the Philippines, through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon on April 9, 1998. Ramos will meet with Cohen and other Department of Defense officials including Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss bilateral relationships, Asia-Pacific security issues and regional developments.

Secretary Cohen escorts President Ramos of the Philippines into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts President Fidel V. Ramos (left), of the Republic of the Philippines, through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon on April 9, 1998. Ramos will meet with Cohen and other Department of Defense officials including Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss bilateral relationships, Asia-Pacific security issues and regional developments.

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