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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Woods, left, the safety officer, watches U.S. Army Pfc. Prieto prepare to fire an M136 AT-4 anti-tank 84mm rocket launcher during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. Woods is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry Regiment, and Prieto is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Woods, left, the safety officer, watches U.S. Army Pfc. Prieto prepare to fire an M136 AT-4 anti-tank 84mm rocket launcher during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. Woods is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry Regiment, and Prieto is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Woods, left, the safety officer, watches U.S. Army Pfc. Prieto prepare to fire an M136 AT-4 anti-tank 84mm rocket launcher during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. Woods is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry Regiment, and Prieto is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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