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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The top of a submarine is seen as it steams through blue water.

Blue Voyage

The submarine USS Topeka sails off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 22, 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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