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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan watch as smoke from California's devastating wildfires billows behind the San Diego skyline Oct. 23, 2007. Naval facilities throughout the region have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members.

ADVANCING SMOKE

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan watch as smoke from California's devastating wildfires billows behind the San Diego skyline Oct. 23, 2007. Naval facilities throughout the region have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members.

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