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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marines, bottom, talk to a British soldier near Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. The Marines, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and British soldiers are working together to clear the area of Taliban forces.

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U.S. Marines, bottom, talk to a British soldier near Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. The Marines, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and British soldiers are working together to clear the area of Taliban forces.

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