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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Basic trainees watch as a U.S Air Force training instructor illustrates a technique for using a rifle to strike an enemy on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 27, 2009.

Basic trainees watch as a U.S Air Force training instructor illustrates a technique for using a rifle to strike an enemy on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 27, 2009.

Basic trainees watch as a U.S Air Force training instructor illustrates a technique for using a rifle to strike an enemy on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 27, 2009.

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