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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen travel on a rubber boat in choppy seas with dark clouds overhead.

Choppy Seas

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen participate in a noncompliant vessel pursuit tactics exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, April 1, 2021.

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