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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. soldiers observe as an Afghan army fire support officer teaches a class on the D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2013.

U.S. soldiers observe as an Afghan army fire support officer teaches a class on the D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2013.

U.S. soldiers observe as an Afghan army fire support officer teaches a class on the D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2013.

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