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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Stiner, left, puts a leash back on his military working dog Ruby after she detained Army Sgt. Tyler Barriere as part of a demonstration of the capabilities of military working dogs to Iraqi police trainees at the Diwaniyah Police Academy in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2009.

U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Stiner, left, puts a leash back on his military working dog Ruby after she detained Army Sgt. Tyler Barriere as part of a demonstration of the capabilities of military working dogs to Iraqi police trainees at the Diwaniyah Police Academy in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2009.

U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Stiner, left, puts a leash back on his military working dog Ruby after she detained Army Sgt. Tyler Barriere as part of a demonstration of the capabilities of military working dogs to Iraqi police trainees at the Diwaniyah Police Academy in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2009.

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