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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member holds a rope connected to a Marine who is jumping into freezing water surrounded by snow.

Polar Plunge

A Marine participates in the polar plunge during extreme cold-weather training in Setermoen, Norway, March 19, 2021.

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