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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, shakes hands with Farah provincial education director Mohammed Saber, at the conclusion of their meeting at Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, shakes hands with Farah provincial education director Mohammed Saber, at the conclusion of their meeting at Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, shakes hands with Farah provincial education director Mohammed Saber, at the conclusion of their meeting at Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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