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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A coast guardsman lowes onto a cutter from a helicopter.

Water Ropes

A Coast Guardsman fast-ropes from an Alaska Air National Guard UH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley while training in Chiniak Bay, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2019.

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