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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member jumps from a helicopter into open waters on a cloudy day.

Cloudy Jump

An Army combat diver helocasts from a Coast Guard helicopter into the Columbia River in Ilwaco, Wash., Nov. 3, 2023. The conditions provided the unique opportunity for combat divers to infiltrate in an austere maritime environment.

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