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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Clay, left, and Cpl. Anthony Deprimo, study a map while on a patrol in Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Clay and Deprimo are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Marines and Afghan National army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Clay, left, and Cpl. Anthony Deprimo, study a map while on a patrol in Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Clay and Deprimo are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Marines and Afghan National army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Clay, left, and Cpl. Anthony Deprimo, study a map while on a patrol in Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Clay and Deprimo are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Marines and Afghan National army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.

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