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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An Iraqi soldier covers for his teammates while they connect a tow bar to a disabled HUMVEE during an exercise to train soldiers on how to react to improvised explosive devices, or bombs, on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 2, 2008.

An Iraqi soldier covers for his teammates while they connect a tow bar to a disabled HUMVEE during an exercise to train soldiers on how to react to improvised explosive devices, or bombs, on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 2, 2008.

An Iraqi soldier covers for his teammates while they connect a tow bar to a disabled HUMVEE during an exercise to train soldiers on how to react to improvised explosive devices, or bombs, on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 2, 2008.

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