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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines climb down a net on the side of a ship into a small boat filled with more Marines.

Ladder Descent

Marines climb down a debarkation ladder from a Coast Guard-manned assault transport to board a personnel landing craft vehicle to take part in the initial attack on Okinawa, April 1,1945.

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