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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left) greets German Minister of Defense Volker Ruehe (2nd from right) at the conclusion of the military full honor arrival ceremony held for Ruehe at the Pentagon, May 20, 1998. Secretary of Defense William Cohen (center) and Ruehe are scheduled to attend a meeting and a working lunch where they will review a range of security issues of mutual interest to both nations. At the right is Acting Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters.

Gen. Shelton greets German Minister of Defense Volker Ruehe.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left) greets German Minister of Defense Volker Ruehe (2nd from right) at the conclusion of the military full honor arrival ceremony held for Ruehe at the Pentagon, May 20, 1998. Secretary of Defense William Cohen (center) and Ruehe are scheduled to attend a meeting and a working lunch where they will review a range of security issues of mutual interest to both nations. At the right is Acting Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters.

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