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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man climbs the rigging of a large ship’s mast.

Rigging Climb

The USS Constitution is tugged out to Fort Independence on Castle Island, Mass., during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week, Aug. 30, 2019. During the week, sailors selected for the paygrade of E-7 spend it aboard the Constitution, and other sailors teach them a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.

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