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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jonathon Foreman splices a tattletale through a new mooring line aboard aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 28, 2012. The George H.W. Bush was in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

Seaman Jonathon Foreman splices a tattletale through a new mooring line.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jonathon Foreman splices a tattletale through a new mooring line aboard aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 28, 2012. The George H.W. Bush was in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

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