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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A large ship sits in water.

USS San Francisco

The USS San Francisco sits at Pearl Harbor with its crew manning the rails, Dec. 4, 1942. The ship was en route to the west coast for repair of damage received during the naval Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov. 12-13, 1942.

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