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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marines prepare to jump out of a C-130 Hercules as part of night jump training over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013.

U.S. Marines prepare to jump out of a C-130 Hercules as part of night jump training over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013.

U.S. Marines prepare to jump out of a C-130 Hercules as part of night jump training over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013.

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