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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Close-up photo of a penguin standing on snowy ground.

Posing Penguin

An Adélie penguin stands in front of the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star near the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. The Polar Star crew is participating Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation.

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