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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Master Sgt. Steve Longan (from left) chats with Associated Press reporter Matt Kelly and United Press International reporter Pam Hess at the Pentagon. Longan served as a Special Forces A team member for about five months in Afghanistan. The tour included working with unexploded ordnance, hunting for enemy caves and weapon caches and scouting potential air raid targets. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Army Master Sgt. Steve Longan (from left) chats with Associated Press reporter Matt Kelly and United Press International reporter Pam Hess at the Pentagon. Longan served as a Special Forces A team member for about five months in Afghanistan. The tour included working with unexploded ordnance, hunting for enemy caves and weapon caches and scouting potential air raid targets. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Army Master Sgt. Steve Longan (from left) chats with Associated Press reporter Matt Kelly and United Press International reporter Pam Hess at the Pentagon. Longan served as a Special Forces A team member for about five months in Afghanistan. The tour included working with unexploded ordnance, hunting for enemy caves and weapon caches and scouting potential air raid targets. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

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