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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Mission Ready

Marines prepare to deploy from Kuwait to support personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Dec. 31, 2019. The Marines are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 19.2, which is designed to move with speed and precision to support operations throughout the Middle East.

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