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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four people sit facing several monitors. A sign above them reads: "We have the watch."

Santa Volunteer

Volunteers monitor phones and computers while tracking Santa at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Dec. 24, 2013.

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