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Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, Sept. 29, 2000

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen is in Washington today. Secretary Cohen hosts full honor arrival ceremony today for the minister of defense of Slovenia. See the press advisory for details.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon is traveling today in New York.

Croatian Phiblex 2000, a bilateral landing and maneuver ashore exercise, ends today in Croatia. See the news release for details.

Fifteen U.S. military athletes are competing as members of the U.S. Olympic team in the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, through Oct. 1. See the news release for details.

The next Department of Defense news briefing will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 1:30 p.m. in the Pentagon briefing studio, room 2E781. The briefer will be Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs.

The department's Legislative Affairs Office maintains a separate Congressional Schedule of Events.

What's New in DefenseLINK

• Advisory SecDef Hosts Full Honor Arrival Ceremony for MoD of Slovenia
• News Release General Officer Announcement
• News Release Final Version of Cement Factory Narrative Released
• News Release DoD Updates Environmental Report on Gulf War Oil Well Fires
• News Release Proposed FMS to the TECRO
• News Release Proposed FMS to the TECRO
• News Release Proposed FMS to the TECRO
• News Release Proposed FMS to the TECRO
• News Release Contracts for September 28, 2000
• Transcript DoD News Briefing - Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD
• Transcript Cohen, Caldera Recognize Recruiting Successes
• More news, photos, advisories, contracts, transcripts and backgrounders

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