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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Phillips (left) assists Seaman Lydia Banuelos with plotting a navigational chart on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Gulf of Oman on Sept. 11, 2009.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Phillips assists Seaman Lydia Banuelos with plotting a navigational chart.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Phillips (left) assists Seaman Lydia Banuelos with plotting a navigational chart on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Gulf of Oman on Sept. 11, 2009.

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