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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An Army general speaks on a phone.

Powell Call

U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks via satellite to the Pentagon while visiting troops during Operation Desert Shield.

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