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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines kneel on a beach with weapons near an amphibious vehicle.

Beach Landing

Marines conduct an amphibious landing at Kin Blue Beach in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017, during Blue Chromite, an exercise to strengthen Navy-Marine Corps capabilities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson

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