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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Coast Guardsman floating in the water uses a red signal flare.

Survival Flare

A Coast Guard aviation survival technician demonstrates signaling techniques to the crew of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter as a part of a regional search and rescue forum in Hampton, Va., March 3, 2022.

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