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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor in body of water holds onto a fellow sailor attached to a stretcher next to an inflatable boat.

Water Rescue

Navy Seaman William Vignali, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Giancarlo Vargasfigueroa use a medical evacuation litter during a mock surface search and rescue with a rigid-hull inflatable boat as part of an open water training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2023.

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