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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors use ropes to pull a fuel hose.

Replenishment Team

Sailors prepare to connect a fuel hose during a replenishment aboard the USS Essex during Rim of the Pacific, the world's largest international martime exercise, in the Pacific Ocean, July 15, 2022.

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