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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

One Marine helps another adjust her gas mask.

Mask Task

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Eric Ariaza, left, and Abriel Joseph practice gas mask procedures during Exercise Samurai at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2020. Marines demonstrated their ability to expeditiously stand up a command and control node during the exercise.

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