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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jake Walthall chips paint off a guard rail on the fantail of USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2015.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jake Walthall chips paint off a guard rail on the fantail of USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2015.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jake Walthall chips paint off a guard rail on the fantail of USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2015.

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