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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Thomas is framed by shredded wood as he looks at a target shot by Afghan National Army trainers on a firing range Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23, 2008. Thomas is qualifying the Afghan soldiers with the M-16 rifle who will then issue and train other Afghan soldiers on the weapon. Thomas is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team.

Staff Sgt. John Thomas is framed by shredded wood.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Thomas is framed by shredded wood as he looks at a target shot by Afghan National Army trainers on a firing range Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23, 2008. Thomas is qualifying the Afghan soldiers with the M-16 rifle who will then issue and train other Afghan soldiers on the weapon. Thomas is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team.

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