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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army troops conduct safety checks and mount weapons on trucks before conducting convoy operations at night on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013.

U.S. Army troops conduct safety checks and mount weapons on trucks before conducting convoy operations at night on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013.

U.S. Army troops conduct safety checks and mount weapons on trucks before conducting convoy operations at night on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013.

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