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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Wellness Check

A Marine checks the well-being of evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan.

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