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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marines in an amphibious assault vehicle from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, approaches the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry off the coast of White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2006.

Amphibious Approach

U.S. Marines in an amphibious assault vehicle from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, approaches the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry off the coast of White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2006.

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