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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Water splashes as five soldiers in tactical gear ride a raft in a river as fellow soldiers watch near a wooded area.

Making a Splash

South Dakota and Minnesota National Guard soldiers conduct wet-gap crossing training across the Mississippi River at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls, Minn., June 9, 2025.

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