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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The USS Cole (DDG 67) (left) waits for the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin to maneuver under the destroyer off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 30, 2000. The Cole will be placed aboard the Blue Marlin and transported back to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. DoD photo by Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps.

The USS Cole (DDG 67) (left) waits for the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin to maneuver under the destroyer off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 30, 2000. The Cole will be placed aboard the Blue Marlin and transported back to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. DoD photo by Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps.

The USS Cole (DDG 67) (left) waits for the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin to maneuver under the destroyer off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 30, 2000. The Cole will be placed aboard the Blue Marlin and transported back to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. DoD photo by Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps.

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