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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Thanks, Santa

Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Purrington talks to a child after giving her a gift while dressed as Santa Claus during a Toys for Tots event in McGrath, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2021. Marines and airmen traveled to remote villages in Alaska’s Kuskokwim Valley to bring gifts to children as part of the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program.

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