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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

High school students laugh after giving flowers to a sailor.

Band Fans

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brenton Mitchell, a musician, receives flowers from high school students during a band concert in support of Pacific Partnership in Vietnam, June 29, 2022. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

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