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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine applies camouflage around the eyes while surrounded by darkness.

Marine Makeup

Marine Corps recruit Elise Perkins puts on camouflage paint before embarking on a 15-kilometer hike at the end of the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2024. The Crucible is the final challenge for recruits, a 54-hour day and night test of endurance that requires them to apply their training under conditions of stress and simulated combat to earn the title of Marine.

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