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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members work on a Coast Guard cutter while it transits a body of water in front of snowy mountains.

Cutter Cruise

The Coast Guard cutter Stratton transits Glacier Bay, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2024. Stratton's crew returned to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024, after completing a 110-day patrol in the Arctic Ocean, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea.

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