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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines in water use ropes and leverage to pull a small rubber craft closer to them.

Tug Team

Marines train to use an F470 combat rubber raiding craft at Camp Schwab, Japan, May 29, 2019. The craft can be used to destroy enemy elements by transporting lightly armed raiding parties onto offshore facilities, beaches or larger vessels.

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