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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Afghan Boy Scouts perform a flag-lowering ceremony during their weekly troop meeting while U.S. Army Capt. Glenn Battschinger, the troop's scout master, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jason Baker and U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Danner-Jones take part on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, July 31, 2010. The U.S. airmen are members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar.

AFGHAN BOY SCOUTS

Afghan Boy Scouts perform a flag-lowering ceremony during their weekly troop meeting while U.S. Army Capt. Glenn Battschinger, the troop's scout master, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jason Baker and U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Danner-Jones take part on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, July 31, 2010. The U.S. airmen are members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar.

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