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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with Army Chief of Staff General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah (right), at Military Headquarters, Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 11, 1998. Cohen is in the Persian Gulf region to visit with U.S. troops and heads of state in the Gulf countries.

Secretary Cohen meets with Army Chief of Staff General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah in Qatar.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with Army Chief of Staff General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah (right), at Military Headquarters, Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 11, 1998. Cohen is in the Persian Gulf region to visit with U.S. troops and heads of state in the Gulf countries.

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