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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine wipes down a propeller.

Rotor Cleaning

Marine Sgt. Johnathan C. Mecklin cleans the tail rotor of a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the Gulf of Oman, March 16, 2019.

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