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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Navy rescue helicopter carries water to a fire in Camp Margarita at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County.

A Navy rescue helicopter carries water to a fire.

A Navy rescue helicopter carries water to a fire in Camp Margarita at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County.

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