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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A line of police officers salute with a crowd behind them.

Kennedy Honor

Sgt. Steven Thibodeau, left, police officer from the town of Scarborough, Maine; Richard Alexander, police officer from Westbrook, Maine; and Kevin Haley, a police officer from Portland, Maine; salute after placing a wreath at the grave marker of Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. DoD photo by Sebastian Sciotti Jr.

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