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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor wearing a facemask puts thread in a sewing machine.

Sewing Sailor

A sailor threads string through a sewing machine aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli during routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, May 12, 2021.

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