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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Coast Guardsman tosses a heaving line to another Coast Guardsman from the porthole of a ship.

Line Toss

A Coast Guardsman tosses a heaving line to a colleague aboard the Coast Guard cutter Healy as the ship departs Seattle, July 11, 2023.

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