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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), accompanied by Col. David H. Huntoon, U.S. Army, commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) (center), escorts visiting Russian Minister of Defense Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov (right) as he inspects the joint services honor guard during welcoming ceremonies at the Pentagon, May 13, 1997. Minister Rodionov spent two days in Washington, D. C., meeting with senior officials of the State and Defense Departments, conferring on a variety of security issues ranging from the proposed eastward expansion of NATO to strategic arms reduction, and various military to military cooperation projects with the United States.

Secretary Cohen escorts visiting Russian Minister of Defense Rodionov.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), accompanied by Col. David H. Huntoon, U.S. Army, commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) (center), escorts visiting Russian Minister of Defense Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov (right) as he inspects the joint services honor guard during welcoming ceremonies at the Pentagon, May 13, 1997. Minister Rodionov spent two days in Washington, D. C., meeting with senior officials of the State and Defense Departments, conferring on a variety of security issues ranging from the proposed eastward expansion of NATO to strategic arms reduction, and various military to military cooperation projects with the United States.

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