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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A U.S. Army soldier (left) from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and a U.S. Army Interpreter (center) look over a map with an Iraqi army soldier from 8th Brigade, 2nd Division before starting a cordon and search of the Ninewa Forest in Mosul, Iraq, on June 8, 2008.

A U.S. Army soldier and a U.S. Army Interpreter look over a map with an Iraqi army soldier.

A U.S. Army soldier (left) from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and a U.S. Army Interpreter (center) look over a map with an Iraqi army soldier from 8th Brigade, 2nd Division before starting a cordon and search of the Ninewa Forest in Mosul, Iraq, on June 8, 2008.

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