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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Chief Josh Ives, left, U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, center, both medical professionals with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, talk with Dr. Abdul Jabar, Farah Director of Public Health, right, during a key leader engagement at the Farah City Hospital in Farah City, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2012.

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U.S. Navy Chief Josh Ives, left, U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, center, both medical professionals with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, talk with Dr. Abdul Jabar, Farah Director of Public Health, right, during a key leader engagement at the Farah City Hospital in Farah City, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2012.

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