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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier jumps into a swimming pool.

Pool Plunge

An Australian soldier jumps into a swimming pool during helocasting rehearsals with Marines as part of Exercise Black Diamond at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 2, 2023. Black Diamond is a bilateral exercise with the Australian army centered around reconnaissance and surveillance, long-range mobility, and limited scale raids training.

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