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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Clint Becker, Wyoming’s Converse County sherriff, attends a National Guard pre-deployment meeting in Douglas, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2009. Brigade leaders, along with state and federal support staff, are reaching out to each community affected by the scheduled April deployment of nearly 1,000 Army National Guard troops.

Clint Becker, Wyoming’s Converse County sherriff, attends a National Guard pre-deployment meeting in Douglas, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2009. Brigade leaders, along with state and federal support staff, are reaching out to each community affected by the scheduled April deployment of nearly 1,000 Army National Guard troops.

Clint Becker, Wyoming’s Converse County sherriff, attends a National Guard pre-deployment meeting in Douglas, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2009. Brigade leaders, along with state and federal support staff, are reaching out to each community affected by the scheduled April deployment of nearly 1,000 Army National Guard troops.

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