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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sparks fly as U.S. Navy Fireman Derrick Young cuts through steel brackets in the machinery repair shop onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 8, 2006. The Reagan is on her maiden deployment to conduct naval operations in support of the global war on terror.

Sparks fly as U.S. Navy Fireman Derrick Young cuts through steel brackets.

Sparks fly as U.S. Navy Fireman Derrick Young cuts through steel brackets in the machinery repair shop onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 8, 2006. The Reagan is on her maiden deployment to conduct naval operations in support of the global war on terror.

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