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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (right) escorts Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Massimo Brutti (left) into the Pentagon on June 30, 1998.

Deputy Secretary Hamre escorts Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Massimo Brutti into the Pentagon.

Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (right) escorts Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Massimo Brutti (left) into the Pentagon on June 30, 1998.

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