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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, right, assists U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Sullivan attach his shoulder pad before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. Gonzalez and Sullivan are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, right, assists U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Sullivan attach his shoulder pad before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. Gonzalez and Sullivan are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, right, assists U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Sullivan attach his shoulder pad before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. Gonzalez and Sullivan are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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