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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eduardo Soto (left) instructs Seaman Tyler Bishop on firing a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in the South China Sea on March 28, 2012.

Petty Officer 1st Class Eduardo Soto instructs Seaman Tyler Bishop on firing a .50 caliber machine gun.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eduardo Soto (left) instructs Seaman Tyler Bishop on firing a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in the South China Sea on March 28, 2012.

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