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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), and Col. Gregory Gardner (center), U.S. Army, escort His Highness Shaikh Essa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (right), of the State of Bahrain, as he inspects the troops on June 2, 1998. Cohen hosted the armed forces full honors arrival ceremony welcoming the Emir to the Pentagon. Gardner is the commander, 3rd U.S. Infantry (Old Guard).

Secretary Cohen escorts His Highness Shaikh Essa bin Salman Al-Khalifa as he inspects the troops.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), and Col. Gregory Gardner (center), U.S. Army, escort His Highness Shaikh Essa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (right), of the State of Bahrain, as he inspects the troops on June 2, 1998. Cohen hosted the armed forces full honors arrival ceremony welcoming the Emir to the Pentagon. Gardner is the commander, 3rd U.S. Infantry (Old Guard).

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