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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah is escorted by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on April 9, 2004. The leaders will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah is escorted by Secretary Rumsfeld into the Pentagon.

Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah is escorted by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on April 9, 2004. The leaders will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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