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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said (left), Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center), and Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saíud bin Harib al-Busaíidi (right) await the American delegation at the Sultan's desert encampment near Sohar, Oman, 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.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Secretary Cohen at the Sultan's desert camp near Sohar, Oman.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said (left), Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center), and Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saíud bin Harib al-Busaíidi (right) await the American delegation at the Sultan's desert encampment near Sohar, Oman, 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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