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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The front of a ship is visible in profile as it travels in blue waters.

Pacific Cruiser

The guided missile cruiser USS Princeton traverses the Pacific Ocean while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations for Rim of the Pacific, June 23, 2024. Some 25,000 participants from 29 nations are participating in the 2024 iteration of RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise.

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