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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines look down through a square shaped opening in a wood floor that has a rope passing through it.

Square Sight

Marines participate in fast-rope training at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 6, 2017. The Marines are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Takoune H. Norasingh

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