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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. soldiers and Afghan police officers provide security from an observation post near the regional police logistics center in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2015.

U.S. soldiers and Afghan police officers provide security from an observation post near the regional police logistics center in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2015.

U.S. soldiers and Afghan police officers provide security from an observation post near the regional police logistics center in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2015.

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