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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stewart Ferguson, Air Force Capt. Casey Griffin and Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Ashbrook sit in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it climbs to 10,000 feet above Fort Benning to prepare for a high-altitude, low-opening jump during the reconnaissance surveillance course for leaders over Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25, 2013. Ashbrook is assigned to 316 Cavalry Brigade and Casey is assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron.

From left to right, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stewart Ferguson, Air Force Capt. Casey Griffin and Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Ashbrook sit in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it climbs to 10,000 feet above Fort Benning to prepare for a high-altitude, low-opening jump during the reconnaissance surveillance course for leaders over Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25, 2013. Ashbrook is assigned to 316 Cavalry Brigade and Casey is assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron.

From left to right, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stewart Ferguson, Air Force Capt. Casey Griffin and Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Ashbrook sit in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it climbs to 10,000 feet above Fort Benning to prepare for a high-altitude, low-opening jump during the reconnaissance surveillance course for leaders over Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25, 2013. Ashbrook is assigned to 316 Cavalry Brigade and Casey is assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron.

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