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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine illuminated by red light lies on the deck of a ship looking through the scope of a weapon.

Essex Security

Marine Corps Cpl. Reagan Messner provides security aboard the USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 2, 2021.

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