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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine lowers onto a ship from a rope while fellow Marines watch as shown in silhouette.

Scaling at Sea

A Marine fast-ropes during a training exercise aboard the USS Makin Island in the South China Sea, April 12, 2021.

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