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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines, illuminated by blue light, load a boat onto a landing craft.

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Marines load a combat rubber raiding craft onto a landing craft aboard the USS Germantown in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31, 2020.

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