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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A snow-covered mountain visible with ice in the foreground;

Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus, the tallest active volcano in Antarctica and the southernmost active volcano in the world, is seen from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Dec. 28, 2023, during Operation Deep Freeze.

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