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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailor adjusts ropes on a boat.

Drone Duty

Byron Howle, an 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron contractor, secures a rope on an Air Force drone recovery watercraft as it leaves the docks at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. where it’s based, July 22, 2009. The 120-foot ship is used to recover drones after live-fire exercises over the Gulf of Mexico.

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