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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Hardman searches a home while his unit patrols and clears the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Hardman searches a home while his unit patrols and clears the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Hardman searches a home while his unit patrols and clears the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008.

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