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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Air Force airmen stand on a folded fiberglass mat as it is moved into place by a 10,000-pound forklift on a simulated runway on Jungwon Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron on Osan Air Base, South Korea. The 30-foot long, 54-foot wide mats, used to quickly repair runway damage, are being moved during an exercise with airmen from the South Korean air force.

U.S. Air Force airmen stand on a folded fiberglass mat as it is moved into place by a 10,000-pound forklift on a simulated runway on Jungwon Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron on Osan Air Base, South Korea. The 30-foot long, 54-foot wide mats, used to quickly repair runway damage, are being moved during an exercise with airmen from the South Korean air force.

U.S. Air Force airmen stand on a folded fiberglass mat as it is moved into place by a 10,000-pound forklift on a simulated runway on Jungwon Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron on Osan Air Base, South Korea. The 30-foot long, 54-foot wide mats, used to quickly repair runway damage, are being moved during an exercise with airmen from the South Korean air force.

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