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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two sailors with their backs to the camera run along a gravel road in a wooded area with a tall fence topped with barbed wire on their right.

Knife Race

Navy Lt. Michael Monson and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Pacheco run on a trail during the 2024 “Knife Race” at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Sept. 18, 2024. The race tested the participants’ aircrew survival skills.

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