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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor embraces his family as he holds a bouquet of roses.

Rosy Homecoming

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joe Fludovich embraces his family after his submarine USS Illinois returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Sept. 13, 2021.

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