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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor wearing a flower garland kneels at a pier and talks to a child in a pink dress as fellow service members watch.

Friendship Flowers

Navy Capt. Matthew Thomas, commanding officer of the USS Carl Vinson, receives a hwahwan, or Korean flower garland, during a welcoming ceremony for the aircraft carrier as part of a port visit in Busan, South Korea, Nov. 21, 2023.

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