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Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi (right) talks to Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) as they watch troops from eleven nations participate in a combined amphibious assault near Alexandria, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star 99/00 on Oct. 22, 1999. Cohen is in Egypt to observe and meet troops from eleven nations participating in Exercise Bright Star and to meet with senior Egyptian officials.

Egyptian Minister of Defense Tantawi talks to Secretary Cohen as they watch troops at Exercise Bright Star 99/00.

Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi (right) talks to Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) as they watch troops from eleven nations participate in a combined amphibious assault near Alexandria, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star 99/00 on Oct. 22, 1999. Cohen is in Egypt to observe and meet troops from eleven nations participating in Exercise Bright Star and to meet with senior Egyptian officials.

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