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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor standing with another sailor, both in red, fires a red line from a gun on a ship's deck, creating a cloud of smoke.

Sea Shot

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystal Alvarado fires a shot line from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York to the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent during an underway replenishment in the Mediterranean Sea, May 16, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie

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