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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

South African Minister of Defense Patrick Lekota (right) is accompanied by Col. Thomas M. Jordan (center), U.S. Army, and Secretary of Defense William Cohen (left) as Lekota inspects the joint services honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for him at the Pentagon on Dec. 7, 1999. Cohen and Lakota will later have a private meeting and a plenary session involving delegations from both nations to discuss a range of regional and global security issues.

South African Minister of Defense Patrick Lekota inspects the joint services honor guard at the Pentagon.

South African Minister of Defense Patrick Lekota (right) is accompanied by Col. Thomas M. Jordan (center), U.S. Army, and Secretary of Defense William Cohen (left) as Lekota inspects the joint services honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for him at the Pentagon on Dec. 7, 1999. Cohen and Lakota will later have a private meeting and a plenary session involving delegations from both nations to discuss a range of regional and global security issues.

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