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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine in silhouette stands in the open doorway of an aircraft as fellow Marines descend with parachutes over a body of water.

Silhouette Stance

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Phillips watches fellow Marines descend after jumping from a C-130 aircraft during joint parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024.

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