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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A landing craft air cushion vehicle is seen through a porthole.

Return to Essex

An air-cushioned landing craft returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 2, 2018.

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