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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A row of sailors and coast guardsmen do a walking check on the deck of a ship.

Deck Check

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen check the flight deck for debris aboard the Coast Guard cutter Midgett during Rim of the Pacific in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2022. Twenty six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rimpac, the world's largest international maritime exercise.

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