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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Colorado National Guard members get an aerial view of the fire damage from a Black Hawk helicopter while performing drops on the Black Forest fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013.

Colorado National Guard members get an aerial view of the fire damage from a Black Hawk helicopter while performing drops on the Black Forest fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013.

Colorado National Guard members get an aerial view of the fire damage from a Black Hawk helicopter while performing drops on the Black Forest fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013.

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