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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two ships, seen from overhead, sail side-by-side in blue sea.

Andaman Advance

The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords, top, sails alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Teruzuki during bilateral operations in the Andaman Sea, April 2, 2020.

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