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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Eight Marines pose with an American flag in front of a cement barricade in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Deployment

Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Choo, kneeling right, poses with fellow Marines in Afghanistan during his first deployment in 2014.

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