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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Huthmacher watches as Afghan soldiers arrive on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. Huthmacher is a rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. The Afghan soldiers took command of all posts on Camp Leatherneck as coalition forces and Marines departed following the end of Regional Command Southwest’s operations in Helmand province.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Huthmacher watches as Afghan soldiers arrive on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. Huthmacher is a rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. The Afghan soldiers took command of all posts on Camp Leatherneck as coalition forces and Marines departed following the end of Regional Command Southwest’s operations in Helmand province.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Huthmacher watches as Afghan soldiers arrive on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. Huthmacher is a rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. The Afghan soldiers took command of all posts on Camp Leatherneck as coalition forces and Marines departed following the end of Regional Command Southwest’s operations in Helmand province.

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