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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service members writes on a chart in the dark.

Chart Markings

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class George Abreu marks a chart on the Coast Guard cutter Kimball at sea off the Hawaiian Islands, Aug. 18, 2019.

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