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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Three Coast Guardsmen shown in silhouette look up at green and purple lights in the sky at night.

Nanook Look

Coast Guardsmen look at the Northern Lights aboard the Coast Guard cutter Bear in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 9, 2022, during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces' signature northern operation.

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