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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor monitors insertion of a missile from the opposite end.

Sea Sparrow

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Santiago coordinates the loading of a RIM-7 missile into a NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System aboard the USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 9, 2022.

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