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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor hugs another woman as a crowd mills about in the background.

Sailor and Sister

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Breonna Clough, assigned to the USS Harpers Ferry, hugs her sister at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 27, 2019, upon the ship’s return following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operations.

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