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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy sailors in special warfare combatant-craft training paddle a combat rubber raiding craft in San Diego Bay at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., on July 23, 2008. The special warfare combatant program creates sailors capable of operating and maintaining the Navy's inventory of high-performance boats used to support SEALs in special operations missions worldwide.

U.S. Navy sailors paddle a combat rubber raiding craft.

U.S. Navy sailors in special warfare combatant-craft training paddle a combat rubber raiding craft in San Diego Bay at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., on July 23, 2008. The special warfare combatant program creates sailors capable of operating and maintaining the Navy's inventory of high-performance boats used to support SEALs in special operations missions worldwide.

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