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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A map of the Western Pacific Ocean.

Western Pacific Ocean

A map of the Western Pacific Ocean showing the location of Marianas Trench and Kermadec Trench. Challenger Deep is the deepest point of the Marianas Trench. The Sirena Deep is the second-deepest part.

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