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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member looks at a watch while a Marine sits in a freezing water surrounded by snow.

Polar Plunge

A Marine conducts ice-breaking drills during extreme cold weather training in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 31, 2021.

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