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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines looking at the sun stand on a ship transiting a body of water as shown in silhouette.

Sunlit Sail

Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Verrill, left, and Cpl. Fausto Reyes stand guard aboard the USS Portland while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Sept. 17, 2021.

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