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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Shown here Jan. 17, 2010, is an aerial view of downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Makeshift shelters are being erected in open locations throughout the devastation following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.

Shown here Jan. 17, 2010, is an aerial view of downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Makeshift shelters are being erected in open locations throughout the devastation following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.

Shown here Jan. 17, 2010, is an aerial view of downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Makeshift shelters are being erected in open locations throughout the devastation following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.

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