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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four sailors in tactical gear watch another rappel down from a helicopter against a blue sky.

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Sailors rappel out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, April 13, 2025.

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