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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter with a water bucket flies over a lake with reed grass in the foreground and hills in the background.

Lake Water

Marines fly over Las Pulgas Lake in a UH-1Y Venom during the Cory Iverson wildland firefighting exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2025. The annual event focuses on interagency cooperation between the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and the Department of Defense.

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