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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor looks into a telescope.

Telescopic Vision

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Gladstone reads a surface contact bearing using a telescopic alidade on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay during Tiger Strike 2019 in the Celebes Sea, Oct. 1, 2019. The exercise focuses on increasing combat readiness through amphibious operations and cultural exchanges between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and Malaysian armed forces.

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