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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor stands and smiles for a selfie with a smiling woman as they stand in a crowd.

Selfie Smiles

A sailor stands for a selfie with a loved one at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., Jan. 31, 2019, upon returning from a deployment aboard the fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota.

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