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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A coast guardsman hangs off the side of a helicopter.

Hanging Help

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer assists pilots from Shaw Air Force Base during training with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga., June 21. 2019.

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