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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine wearing a parachute descends in the sky.

Castaway Free Fall

A Marine conducts a military freefall infiltration during Castaway at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrates the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base.

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