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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor raises an arm to signal as four others hold a hose on a ship's flight deck during daylight.

Deck Drill

Navy Seaman Apprentice Nicholas Ronan Esoy, left, signals to a scene leader during a crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the USS Somerset during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 in the Pacific Ocean, July 27, 2024. Twenty-nine nations participated in RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime exercise.

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