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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A multiservice color guard represents the armed forces as part of a pre-game event before an Olympic exhibition game between the U.S. Women’s National basketball team and the Brazilian Women’s basketball at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., July 17, 2012. The U.S.team won 99-67.

PRE-GAME COLORS

A multiservice color guard represents the armed forces as part of a pre-game event before an Olympic exhibition game between the U.S. Women’s National basketball team and the Brazilian Women’s basketball at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., July 17, 2012. The U.S.team won 99-67.

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