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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brooks Hagel brazes a pipe fitting in the pipe shop on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on July 26, 2005. Brooks is a Navy hull maintenance technician aboard the ship. The Nimitz class carrier is operating in the Pacific Ocean as it conducts Tailored Ships Training Availability.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brooks Hagel brazes a pipe fitting.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brooks Hagel brazes a pipe fitting in the pipe shop on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on July 26, 2005. Brooks is a Navy hull maintenance technician aboard the ship. The Nimitz class carrier is operating in the Pacific Ocean as it conducts Tailored Ships Training Availability.

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