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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines exercise with three students on a dirt road as fellow students line up on a fence in the background.

Warming Up

Marine Corps Sgt. Jaime Sierra, center left, and Lance Cpl. Bryan Zarate warm up with Taurama Primary School students during a community relations event as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea, May 7, 2024. The event is designed to build stronger relationships within the community.

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