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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine jumps into a square water hole carved in a field of ice.

Arctic Plunge

A Marine executes an Arctic plunge during a NATO cold weather instructor course in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 25, 2022. The course is designed to develop Marines and other service members to be instructors of cold weather survival training in preparation for future deployments.

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