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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine holds onto a rope and looks up while fellow troops stand below him on a deck.

Deft Descent

A Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey aircraft aboard the USS America in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 23, 2020, while training to support upcoming operations.

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