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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Navy small craft patrols the exclusion area of the harbor in Portsmouth, Va., during a simulated small boat attack scenario on Jan. 25, 2005. The small craft is assigned to Mobile Security Detachment 24, a new unit created to defend U.S. costal assets at home and abroad.

A Navy small craft patrols the exclusion area of the harbor in Portsmouth, Va.

A Navy small craft patrols the exclusion area of the harbor in Portsmouth, Va., during a simulated small boat attack scenario on Jan. 25, 2005. The small craft is assigned to Mobile Security Detachment 24, a new unit created to defend U.S. costal assets at home and abroad.

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