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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Pfc. Bruce Downard carries bags of mail from a mail pallet at Karsh-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on March 6, 2005. The mail will be sorted and forwarded to troops deployed throughout Southwest Asia. Downard is a finance clerk for the 841st Postal Company.

U.S. Army Pfc. Bruce Downard carries bags of mail.

U.S. Army Pfc. Bruce Downard carries bags of mail from a mail pallet at Karsh-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on March 6, 2005. The mail will be sorted and forwarded to troops deployed throughout Southwest Asia. Downard is a finance clerk for the 841st Postal Company.

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