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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Brett Burke, right, trains soldiers and airmen on rope rescues as part of exercise Vigilant Guard 2013 at the West Metro Fire Training Center in Lakewood, Colo., July 24, 2013. Burke is assigned to Colorado Task Force 1.

Brett Burke, right, trains soldiers and airmen on rope rescues as part of exercise Vigilant Guard 2013 at the West Metro Fire Training Center in Lakewood, Colo., July 24, 2013. Burke is assigned to Colorado Task Force 1.

Brett Burke, right, trains soldiers and airmen on rope rescues as part of exercise Vigilant Guard 2013 at the West Metro Fire Training Center in Lakewood, Colo., July 24, 2013. Burke is assigned to Colorado Task Force 1.

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