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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A view of the plume shortly after the fire took off on the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Ore, on Sept. 2, 2017. Helicopters buzzed over heads to dump water on the fire, as around 150 people hunkered down on the Punchbowl Falls rocky beach. Tech. Sgt. Robert Dones, 349th Medical Squadron surgical technician, helped guide the group out of the fire. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo provided by Sarah Carlin Ames)

Eagle Creek Fire

Smoke rises from a fire on the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Ore., Sept. 2, 2017. Helicopters buzzed overhead to dump water on the fire as about 150 people, including Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Robert Dones, hiked overnight to escape. Courtesy photo by Sarah Carlin Ames

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