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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Children grab a clarinet as a band member plays it during a concert.

Feel the Music

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Crysten Ivy, a clarinet player with the Marine Corps Quantico Band, interacts with the audience during a holiday concert at the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Dec. 17, 2024.

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