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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) (foreground), amphibious transport dock USS Ogden (LPD 5) (left), and the dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) maneuver from a formation as they operate in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 13, 2005. The ships and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 are underway off the coast of Southern California for a composite unit training exercise.

U.S. Navy ships maneuver from a formation as they operate in the Pacific Ocean.

The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) (foreground), amphibious transport dock USS Ogden (LPD 5) (left), and the dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) maneuver from a formation as they operate in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 13, 2005. The ships and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 are underway off the coast of Southern California for a composite unit training exercise.

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