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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines sit in a rubber boat about to head out to sea.

Launch Prep

Marines prepare to launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the USS Ashland in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 2, 2019.

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