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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Afghan airmen load a Mi-17 helicopter with 57 mm S5 rockets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2011. The Afghan air force has been performing rocket training since March 2011.

Afghan airmen load a Mi-17 helicopter with 57 mm S5 rockets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2011. The Afghan air force has been performing rocket training since March 2011.

Afghan airmen load a Mi-17 helicopter with 57 mm S5 rockets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2011. The Afghan air force has been performing rocket training since March 2011.

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