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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A woman and young girl pin a collar device on a sailor.

Family Affair

Navy Chief Petty Officer Dennis Mendoza receives senior chief collar devices during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS Makin Island in San Diego, May 18, 2022. Sailors were pinned and covered by family, friends and fellow service members.

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