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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Coast Guardsmen fast rope from a helicopter onto a ship.

Fast Rope

Coast Guardsmen fast rope onto the USS John P. Murtha from an MH-60S Seahawk during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, July 26, 2019.

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