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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Water splashes as sailors fire weapons into the ocean from a ship while others watch.

Science at Sea

Sailors participate in a live-fire exercise aboard the USS Somerset while engineers and scientists watch as part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 in the Pacific Ocean, March 7, 2025. The training exercise is designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership.

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