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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors stand on the flight deck of a Navy ship in open water. The shoreline can be seen in the distance.

Spain Arrival

The USS Laboon arrives in Rota, Spain, for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, Dec. 8, 2023.

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