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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A map of Afghanistan, with a second map zoomed in on the Nuristan Province. A third image zooms in on Shok Valley.

Commando Wrath

A map pinpoints the Operation Commando Wrath insertion point in Shok Valley, April 6, 2008.

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