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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two soldiers huddle together beside a mud hut, both looking at a map. One is pointing at the map while the other has a phone to his ear.

Army Huddle

Army Lt. Col. P.L. Hooper and Brig. Gen. Julian Cunningham examine a map at a command post near the Driniumor River, New Guinea, Aug. 9, 1944.

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