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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press briefing with Colombian Minister of National Defense Rodrigo Lloreda (left) on Dec. 1, 1998. Cohen is in Cartagena, Colombia, to attend the Third Defense Ministerial of the Americas.

Secretary Cohen holds a joint press conference with Colombian Minister Rodrigo Lloreda.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press briefing with Colombian Minister of National Defense Rodrigo Lloreda (left) on Dec. 1, 1998. Cohen is in Cartagena, Colombia, to attend the Third Defense Ministerial of the Americas.

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