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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Vaclav Havel (left), of the Czech Republic, is greeted as a new member of NATO by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton (right), U.S. Army, as he arrives for the North Atlantic Council meeting. The U.S. hosted NATO Summit meetings were held April 23-25, 1999 in Washington, D.C.

President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic is greeted as a new member of NATO.

President Vaclav Havel (left), of the Czech Republic, is greeted as a new member of NATO by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton (right), U.S. Army, as he arrives for the North Atlantic Council meeting. The U.S. hosted NATO Summit meetings were held April 23-25, 1999 in Washington, D.C.

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