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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey (right), senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents a gift to Warrant Officer 1 Jakes Jacobs, warrant officer of the South African National Defense Force, Feb. 10 at the conclusion of the International Warrant Officers Conference at Tempe Military Base, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Jacobs hosted the conference of about 50 senior noncommissioned officers from around 20 countries. South Africa and many other countries use the term "warrant officer" to describe senior noncommissioned officers, roughly equivalent to pay grades E-7 to E-9 in the U.S. military services. Photo by South African Air Force Sgt. Heinrich Louw

Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey (right), senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents a gift to Warrant Officer 1 Jakes Jacobs, warrant officer of the South African National Defense Force, Feb. 10 at the conclusion of the International Warrant Officers Conference at Tempe Military Base, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Jacobs hosted the conference of about 50 senior noncommissioned officers from around 20 countries. South Africa and many other countries use the term "warrant officer" to describe senior noncommissioned officers, roughly equivalent to pay grades E-7 to E-9 in the U.S. military services. Photo by South African Air Force Sgt. Heinrich Louw

Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey (right), senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents a gift to Warrant Officer 1 Jakes Jacobs, warrant officer of the South African National Defense Force, Feb. 10 at the conclusion of the International Warrant Officers Conference at Tempe Military Base, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Jacobs hosted the conference of about 50 senior noncommissioned officers from around 20 countries. South Africa and many other countries use the term "warrant officer" to describe senior noncommissioned officers, roughly equivalent to pay grades E-7 to E-9 in the U.S. military services. Photo by South African Air Force Sgt. Heinrich Louw

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