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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A half-submerged diver in a wetsuit carrying an oxygen tank holds on to a rope alongside a yellow raft.

Protective Plunge

A diver attached to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 prepares to submerge dive during mine countermeasures training as part of Exercise Baltic Operations in the Baltic Sea, June 11, 2019. The annual exercise gives partner nations an opportunity to promote peace and security through collaboration and interoperability.

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