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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Lights illuminate the top of a ship as it travels, against the backdrop of a starry night sky.

Black Sea Skies

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney operates in the Black Sea, Jan. 7, 2018, while patrolling to support regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Turner

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