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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, U.S. Army Cpl. Abraham Astudillo, U.S. Army Pfc. Ignacio Madrid and U.S. Army Pfc. William Stooksbury put on eye protection prior to a slingload operation at Robert International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. Astudillo, Madrid and Stooksbury are parachute riggers assigned to the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company.

From left, U.S. Army Cpl. Abraham Astudillo, U.S. Army Pfc. Ignacio Madrid and U.S. Army Pfc. William Stooksbury put on eye protection prior to a slingload operation at Robert International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. Astudillo, Madrid and Stooksbury are parachute riggers assigned to the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company.

From left, U.S. Army Cpl. Abraham Astudillo, U.S. Army Pfc. Ignacio Madrid and U.S. Army Pfc. William Stooksbury put on eye protection prior to a slingload operation at Robert International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. Astudillo, Madrid and Stooksbury are parachute riggers assigned to the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company.

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