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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine pulls two ropes hanging from a helicopter flying above.

Helicopter Pull

Marine Corps Sgt. Troy Yakin secures a rope to a CH-53E Super Stallion during a loading drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 21, 2019.

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