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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen speaks to an audience of American military personnel stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 12, 1999. Cohen is visiting the base as part of a five-day trip to Japan and the Republic of Korea. The base is a joint use facility serving the Japan Defense Forces as well as the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Joining Cohen on stage are U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley (left), Lt. Gen. John Hill (2nd from right), U.S. Air Force, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Lt. Gen. Katsuhiko Iwasaki (right), commander of the Japan Northern Air Defense Force.

Secretary Cohen speaks to American military personnel stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen speaks to an audience of American military personnel stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 12, 1999. Cohen is visiting the base as part of a five-day trip to Japan and the Republic of Korea. The base is a joint use facility serving the Japan Defense Forces as well as the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Joining Cohen on stage are U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley (left), Lt. Gen. John Hill (2nd from right), U.S. Air Force, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Lt. Gen. Katsuhiko Iwasaki (right), commander of the Japan Northern Air Defense Force.

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