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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Six sailors look intently at a weapons system monitor in a darkened room.

Force Focus

Sailors watch as Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wyatt Morrissey fires a 25mm machine gun system from a remote operator console on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer USS Gridley during live-fire gun training as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific, July 18, 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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