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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members wearing dive gear swim near a fish underwater.

Underwater Exploration

Sailors observe a porcupinefish alongside Mexican, Australian and Canadian divers in the Pacific Ocean, July, 27, 2022, during Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.

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