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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrrier USS Nimitz as it departs San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean, July 31, 2009.

MANNING THE RAILS

U.S. Navy sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrrier USS Nimitz as it departs San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean, July 31, 2009.

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