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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, speaks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, and troops during a mission debrief on Forward Operation Base Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, and Martin, a civil affairs officer, are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, speaks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, and troops during a mission debrief on Forward Operation Base Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, and Martin, a civil affairs officer, are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, speaks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, and troops during a mission debrief on Forward Operation Base Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, and Martin, a civil affairs officer, are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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