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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine uses a flotation device while floating on his back in a pool next to two others.

Survival Course

Marine Corps Sgt. Carmine Magnoli acts as a swim instructor during a water survival course in Coveñas, Colombia, July 14, 2023, during UNITAS, the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise.

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