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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor uses a pelorus to take a bearing.

Taking Bearings

Navy Ensign Michaela Mura uses a pelorus on the bridge of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay in the Sulu Sea, Sept. 29, 2019.

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