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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (seated left) and Kazakhstan's Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Sat Takpakbayev (seated right) sign a Defense Cooperation Plan for 2000 at the conclusion of their meetings at the Pentagon on Dec. 17, 1999.

Secretary Cohen and Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Sat Takpakbayev sign a Defense Cooperation Plan for 2000.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (seated left) and Kazakhstan's Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Sat Takpakbayev (seated right) sign a Defense Cooperation Plan for 2000 at the conclusion of their meetings at the Pentagon on Dec. 17, 1999.

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