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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right, U.S. Army Col. Brian Petit, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Kraft, Afghan army Chief of Staff Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi and Afghan army Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim render honors at the start of the graduation ceremony for the Afghan army's special operations command on Camp Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2013.

From left to right, U.S. Army Col. Brian Petit, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Kraft, Afghan army Chief of Staff Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi and Afghan army Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim render honors at the start of the graduation ceremony for the Afghan army's special operations command on Camp Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2013.

From left to right, U.S. Army Col. Brian Petit, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Kraft, Afghan army Chief of Staff Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi and Afghan army Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim render honors at the start of the graduation ceremony for the Afghan army's special operations command on Camp Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2013.

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