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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Aubrey and Sarah Basso anxiously await the return of their dad, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Basso from Afghanistan in the early morning hours on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 28, 2014. Basso is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.

Aubrey and Sarah Basso anxiously await the return of their dad, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Basso from Afghanistan in the early morning hours on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 28, 2014. Basso is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.

Aubrey and Sarah Basso anxiously await the return of their dad, Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Basso from Afghanistan in the early morning hours on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 28, 2014. Basso is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.

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