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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man holds up a giant head of a lion costume.

Portrait of a Lion

Masami Goya, a fire captain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, poses for a photo with a Shishimai lion costume in Tsuha, Nakagusuku-village, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Goya has been performing Shishimai, a Japanese traditional lion dance, for 41 years.

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