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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine, shown from above, lowers a line from an open aircraft to a submarine in water.

Line Lowering

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ruben Arzate lowers a payload from an MV-22B Osprey to the ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson around the Hawaiian Islands, Oct. 21, 2020.

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