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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Fisher walks through a field while Afghan soldier Baran Gul and an interpreter greet a farmer during a partnered security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Fisher is a fire team leader assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. During the patrol, the Marines along with U.S. and Afghan soldiers interacted with citizens and spoke with an elder about biometrically enrolling village residents for identification purposes.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Fisher walks through a field while Afghan soldier Baran Gul and an interpreter greet a farmer during a partnered security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Fisher is a fire team leader assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. During the patrol, the Marines along with U.S. and Afghan soldiers interacted with citizens and spoke with an elder about biometrically enrolling village residents for identification purposes.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Fisher walks through a field while Afghan soldier Baran Gul and an interpreter greet a farmer during a partnered security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Fisher is a fire team leader assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. During the patrol, the Marines along with U.S. and Afghan soldiers interacted with citizens and spoke with an elder about biometrically enrolling village residents for identification purposes.

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