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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A polar bear inspects a military device on a sheet of floating ice.

Bear-ly Comprehending

A polar bear inspects a weather buoy installed by Coast Guard cutter Healy crew members and scientists on a multiyear ice floe in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 13, 2023.

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