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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) inspects the Egyptian joint service honor guard outside the Ministry of Defense building in Cairo, Egypt, April 19, 1998. Accompanying Cohen is Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi (center), the Egyptian minister of defense.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen inspects the Egyptian joint service honor guard.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) inspects the Egyptian joint service honor guard outside the Ministry of Defense building in Cairo, Egypt, April 19, 1998. Accompanying Cohen is Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi (center), the Egyptian minister of defense.

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