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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor fires a shot line from the inside of a Navy ship toward another ship at sea while another sailor holds on to the extra line.

Shot Line

A sailor fires a shot line from the USS Carl Vinson to the USNS Carl Brashear as the ships prepare to conduct a replenishment in the South China Sea, Feb. 2, 2025.

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