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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Nancy Abella, right, civilian team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, greet Zarar Ahmad Muqbel Osmani, Afghanistan's Minister of Counter Narcotics, left, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, April 4, 2012.

FARAH WELCOME

Nancy Abella, right, civilian team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, greet Zarar Ahmad Muqbel Osmani, Afghanistan's Minister of Counter Narcotics, left, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, April 4, 2012.

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