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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a silhouette of a kneeling Navy SEAL wearing goggles illuminated by bluish light with trees in the background.

A SEAL in the Shadows

A Navy SEAL participates in a senior mountaineering course at Advanced Training Command in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2024. The training was designed to enable survivability inside denied and contested areas.

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