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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines stand on opposite sides of a punching bag getting ready to hit it. A padded red wall is behind them.

Double Punch

Marine Corps Cpl. Javier Mongesortega, left, and Cpl. Braden Hennings take turns striking a punching bag during a Marine Corps martial arts course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 29, 2024. The course aims to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of individual Marines through realistic combative training, warrior ethos studies and physical hardening.

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