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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. soldiers on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, display a flag bearing the names of 9/11 first responders who lost their lives, Sept. 9, 2014. The soldiers are from the New York Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, display a flag bearing the names of 9/11 first responders who lost their lives, Sept. 9, 2014. The soldiers are from the New York Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, display a flag bearing the names of 9/11 first responders who lost their lives, Sept. 9, 2014. The soldiers are from the New York Army National Guard.

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