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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment work with Afghan National Army soldiers to build Patrol Base Oqaab in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 15, 2010.

U.S. Marines work with Afghan National Army soldiers to build Patrol Base Oqaab.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment work with Afghan National Army soldiers to build Patrol Base Oqaab in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 15, 2010.

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