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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Christopher Lopez, a food service specialist "A" school student from Training Center Petaluma, Calif., serves food to Ensign Charles Wilson, a crew member aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, during a reception held aboard the ship in Alameda, Calif., March 28, 2012. The 418-foot Stratton will be the third national security cutter in service with the Coast Guard.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Christopher Lopez, a food service specialist "A" school student from Training Center Petaluma, Calif., serves food to Ensign Charles Wilson, a crew member aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, during a reception held aboard the ship in Alameda, Calif., March 28, 2012. The 418-foot Stratton will be the third national security cutter in service with the Coast Guard.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Christopher Lopez, a food service specialist "A" school student from Training Center Petaluma, Calif., serves food to Ensign Charles Wilson, a crew member aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, during a reception held aboard the ship in Alameda, Calif., March 28, 2012. The 418-foot Stratton will be the third national security cutter in service with the Coast Guard.

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