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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A smiling sailor holds one child and stands next to another as all three look at a homemade card.

Handmade With Love

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Brown reads a card his family gave him upon his arrival at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 15, 2025, following a three-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility aboard the USS Normandy.

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