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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier sits on a floor and holds three young children in his lap, as another stands by and a woman captures the image with her phone.

Family Time

A soldier embraces his family at a deployment ceremony at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, June 5, 2018. Soldiers assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment departed for a nine-month deployment to support operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Morales

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