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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Marine Corps Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, commander of U.S. Southern Command, meet with members of the Marine Security Guard at the U.S. embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. From the left are Staff Sgt. Juan C., Alvarado, Sgt. Amy N. Knox, Sgt. Curtis J. Stopczynski, Sgt. Charles A. Hughes, Wilhelm, Cohen, Sgt. Brian P. Lawler and Sgt. Anson L. Walker. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Marine Corps Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, commander of U.S. Southern Command, meet with members of the Marine Security Guard at the U.S. embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. From the left are Staff Sgt. Juan C., Alvarado, Sgt. Amy N. Knox, Sgt. Curtis J. Stopczynski, Sgt. Charles A. Hughes, Wilhelm, Cohen, Sgt. Brian P. Lawler and Sgt. Anson L. Walker. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Marine Corps Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, commander of U.S. Southern Command, meet with members of the Marine Security Guard at the U.S. embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. From the left are Staff Sgt. Juan C., Alvarado, Sgt. Amy N. Knox, Sgt. Curtis J. Stopczynski, Sgt. Charles A. Hughes, Wilhelm, Cohen, Sgt. Brian P. Lawler and Sgt. Anson L. Walker. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

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