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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A group of sailors in silhouette face the ocean and dark cloudy sky as they pull on lines from above on a ship's deck.

Sea View

Sailors prepare to lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, March 17, 2023.

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