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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army cavalrymen and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol through Charkh Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2010.

U.S. Army cavalrymen and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol through Charkh Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2010.

U.S. Army cavalrymen and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol through Charkh Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2010.

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