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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member uses two flags to signal toward an air-cushioned landing craft as dust surrounds them.

Dusty Departure

Sailors depart in an air-cushioned landing craft at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 6, 2023, after returning from a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 3rd Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.

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