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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor and a woman in sunglasses carry a large bouquet of flowers.

Wreath Ceremony

Navy Force Master Chief Steven Studdard, left, and the wife of fallen Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor, carry a wreath during a ceremony at Naval Special Warfare Command to honor the men of Operation Red Wings. Jeffrey Taylor was killed during an operation to attempt to rescue a four-man SEAL team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan. The operation claimed the lives of 11 Navy SEALs and eight Army special operations soldiers.

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