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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Senator Brutti (left) is escorted through an honor cordon by Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (right) as he arrives at the Pentagon on Dec. 1, 1998, for meetings with Hamre.

Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Brutti is escorted by Deputy Secretary Hamre.

Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Senator Brutti (left) is escorted through an honor cordon by Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (right) as he arrives at the Pentagon on Dec. 1, 1998, for meetings with Hamre.

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