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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors stretch out a fire hose across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 16, 2005.

Sailors stretch out a fire hose.

Sailors stretch out a fire hose across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 16, 2005.

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