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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors stand along the rails of a submarine.

Man the Rails

Sailors assigned to Historic Ship Nautilus man the rails after the ship reopened for public tours in Groton, Conn., Sept. 9, 2022. Nautilus was not only the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, but also the first submarine to reach the North Pole in 1958. It had been closed for a 36-million-dollar preservation project.

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