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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Local news media interview a sailor and his family in the early morning hours Jan. 27 in San Diego, Calif., aboard Naval Station North Island, as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan prepares for deployment.

USS REAGAN DEPLOYS

Local news media interview a sailor and his family in the early morning hours Jan. 27 in San Diego, Calif., aboard Naval Station North Island, as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan prepares for deployment.

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