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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A submarine school student surfaces in a red floating tent raft in a swimming pool as another student looks on and smiles.

Surface Survival

Naval Submarine School students are put through surface survival training at the school’s pressurized submarine escape training facility in Groton, Conn., July 17, 2024. The training teaches students what to expect on the water’s surface if they need to conduct an emergency submarine escape.

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