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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. paratrooper descends to Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 18, 2014.

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. paratrooper descends to Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 18, 2014.

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. paratrooper descends to Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 18, 2014.

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