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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Special Forces soldiers conduct clearing procedures at a shoot house while conducting a close-quarter battle drill near Camp Commando in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014.

U.S. Special Forces soldiers conduct clearing procedures at a shoot house while conducting a close-quarter battle drill near Camp Commando in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014.

U.S. Special Forces soldiers conduct clearing procedures at a shoot house while conducting a close-quarter battle drill near Camp Commando in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014.

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