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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A small boat, with the word "pilot" written on the front, pulls alongside a larger vessel. Men move between the vessels.

Sea Sail

Suez Canal pilots and Egyptian Army officers depart the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher after a Suez Canal transit, Oct. 18, 2014.

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  • Credit: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez VIRIN: 141018-N-RB546-400.JPG
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