LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, and Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney watch the proceedings while GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks with Charles Freeman, U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, speaks with another dignitary. The men are attending a meeting regarding the Allied military coalition during Operation Desert Shield.