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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines in red jackets and white pants use sticks to beat drums on a grass field as other Marines stand behind them.

Parade Drums

Members of "The Commandant's Own," the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, perform during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025. The Friday Evening Parades, a tradition since 1957, are held from May through August.

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