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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine holds onto a rope dangling from an aircraft.

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A Marine fast ropes out of an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America during operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 15, 2021.

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