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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter drops a bundle of Christmas trees into a wetlands area.

Marsh Restoration

A Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lowers a bundle of recycled Christmas trees into the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in New Orleans, March 20, 2024. The trees will create a wave break to trap sediment and restore marshland as part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program.

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