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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors exit the aft starboard fantail of a Navy ship and swim in open water as others stand atop the vessel to watch.

Swim Break

Sailors assigned to the USS Harpers Ferry participate in a swim call in the West Philippine Sea, April 21, 2024. The ship is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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