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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A special forces service member climbs a rope next to a ship at sea while a group of special forces remain on a boat below.

Boarding Exercise

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members, U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and Indian Marine Commando Force members participate in visit, board, search and seizure training with the dry bulk cargo ship Atlantis Discovery in Visakhapatnam, India, during exercise Malabar 2024, Oct. 13, 2024.

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