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Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking Santa is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays. - Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking Santa is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.

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Celebrating Holiday Troop Traditions

A picture of a photographer with a set of images overlaying the background. - The men and women of the U.S. military who train and conduct operations around the world are also family members, friends and neighbors with a range of interests. Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military photographers for a chronicle of the year.

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DOD in Photos: 2019

Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force – an interactive look at how each service branch is organized. - Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force – an interactive look at how each service branch is organized.

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USS New York: A City on the Sea

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A sailor swims underwater.
Beyond the Uniform: Submerged
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Beyond the Uniform: Submerged
A group of people stand with their arms raised high above their heads.
Movement to Contact
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Movement to Contact
A service member stands in a fighting position.
Training for the Fight
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Training for the Fight
A group of service members stand in rows during a ceremony; some holding flags.
New Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Assumes Role
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New Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Assumes Role
An airman stands in front of a plane.
A Passion for Flight
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A Passion for Flight
Wait, you can be a radio DJ in the military? Army Pfc. Tyler McBride is a broadcaster with the American Forces Network and co-host of the “Morning Scramble” radio program broadcast from Rose Barracks, Germany. He’s a DJ known as “Cheese” on AFN’s “The Eagle” radio station. Video by Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee
Camouflaged DJ
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Camouflaged DJ
An airman looks out the window of an aircraft.
Pit Stop in the Sky
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Pit Stop in the Sky
This sailor celebrates her military and cultural heritage through dance. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anita Y. Chebahtah travels to Concho, Okla., to lead her family in a special Native American tradition. Video by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kashif Basharat
Beyond the Uniform: Tribal Dancer
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Beyond the Uniform: Tribal Dancer

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Sailors, seen from overhead, work by large cardboard boxes stacked on the deck of a ship in the water.
Holiday Mail
Holiday Mail
An airman adjusts a knob above his head in the cockpit while flying an aircraft.
At the Controls
At the Controls
A soldier aims a pistol at an outdoor range as another soldier watches behind him.
Pistol Proficient
Pistol Proficient
A Marine Corps amphibious vehicle splashes in ocean water, appearing purplish against an orange sky.
Pendleton Splash
Pendleton Splash
Sparks fly as a sailor welds a cable aboard a ship.
Welding Work
Welding Work
Airmen walk through the fog with aircraft sitting on the runway.
Foggy Flight Line
Foggy Flight Line
A sailor in dive gear steps off a seawall-type structure above water.
Poised to Plunge
Poised to Plunge
A Marine cleans a rifle with others around.
Rifle Cleaning
Rifle Cleaning
A service member repels down the side of a building.
Emergency Exercise
Emergency Exercise
Sailors atop a submarine and one on shore handle lines while mooring the sub.
Guam Arrival
Guam Arrival
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