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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to drop more than 2,000 gallons of water on a brushfire burning on Oahu, Hawaii, on Aug. 16, 2005. Eight military helicopters and nine Federal Fire Department fire engines came to the aid of the Honolulu Fire Department in extinguishing the blaze, which consumed more than 3,000 acres.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to drop more than 2,000 gallons of water.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to drop more than 2,000 gallons of water on a brushfire burning on Oahu, Hawaii, on Aug. 16, 2005. Eight military helicopters and nine Federal Fire Department fire engines came to the aid of the Honolulu Fire Department in extinguishing the blaze, which consumed more than 3,000 acres.

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