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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A pilot uses his hands to explain something to two other men beside an airplane.

Crewman Conversation

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harold W. Bauer, right, interacts with two ground crewmen. Nicknamed "the Coach," Bauer was one of several Marine aviators who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Guadalcanal.

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