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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Quarter Master 2nd Class Christopher P. Whaley (left) and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Luis Renteria, both rescue swimmers assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) hold onto a training torpedo as they escort it back to the ship. Mahan fired the torpedo during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.

TRAINING

U.S. Navy Quarter Master 2nd Class Christopher P. Whaley (left) and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Luis Renteria, both rescue swimmers assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) hold onto a training torpedo as they escort it back to the ship. Mahan fired the torpedo during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.

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