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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right, U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Stephanie McKiernan, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Felicia Schafer and U.S. Army Spcs. Lindsey Van Petten and Margie Rodriguez pose for a photograph following a mission over Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. The mission represented the first all-female crew of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade during its current deployment to Afghanistan.

From left to right, U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Stephanie McKiernan, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Felicia Schafer and U.S. Army Spcs. Lindsey Van Petten and Margie Rodriguez pose for a photograph following a mission over Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. The mission represented the first all-female crew of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade during its current deployment to Afghanistan.

From left to right, U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Stephanie McKiernan, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Felicia Schafer and U.S. Army Spcs. Lindsey Van Petten and Margie Rodriguez pose for a photograph following a mission over Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. The mission represented the first all-female crew of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade during its current deployment to Afghanistan.

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