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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter lowers a container by cable to a submarine in the ocean.

Aerial Replenishment

A Navy AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivers supplies to the ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana during a vertical replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, June 28, 2024. The Louisiana is an undetectable platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the United States with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad.

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