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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines use a bridge to cross a gap.

Closing the Gap

Marines assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, cross a gap with a viper bridge while training with Swedish soldiers in Skovde, Sweden, April 26, 2023.

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