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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter flies over U.S. Marines they provide security during the retrograde of Patrol Base Boldak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 17, 2014.

An AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter flies over U.S. Marines they provide security during the retrograde of Patrol Base Boldak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 17, 2014.

An AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter flies over U.S. Marines they provide security during the retrograde of Patrol Base Boldak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 17, 2014.

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