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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.

FIGHTING WILDFIRES

Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.

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