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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two civilians and a Marine add pins to the lapels of a sailor outdoors with buildings in the distance.

Pinning Pride

Loved ones pin a sailor to the next rank during a frocking ceremony at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C, June 7, 2023.

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