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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

As the sun begins to set, two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook prepare to land on Forward Operating Base Connolly to pick up U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during his visit to Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2010.

SUNSET MISSION

As the sun begins to set, two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook prepare to land on Forward Operating Base Connolly to pick up U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during his visit to Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2010.

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