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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The lights from a large landing craft are seen as it moves across the water toward the camera at night.

Lighting the Way

An air-cushioned landing craft approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 in the Pacific Ocean, July 9, 2024. Twenty-nine nations and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC, which is the world’s largest international maritime exercise.

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