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Navy Capt. Patrick Keplinger, a computer network service division officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a Ukiah, Calif., native, shows off a plant in a hydroponic greenhouse at Archi's Acres in Escondido, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. Keplinger completed the six-week Veterans Sustainable Agricultural Training program, which teaches veterans and active-duty service members irrigation and hydroponic farming.

Hydroponic Farming

Navy Capt. Patrick Keplinger, a computer network service division officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and a Ukiah, Calif., native, shows off a plant in a hydroponic greenhouse at Archi's Acres in Escondido, Calif., Aug. 4, 2011. Keplinger completed the six-week Veterans Sustainable Agricultural Training program, which teaches veterans and active-duty service members irrigation and hydroponic farming.

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