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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor loads a buoy on a military aircraft.

Baltic Ops

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Manning loads sonobuoys aboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Baltic Sea, June 14, 2019.

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