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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors wearing helmets and life jackets use ropes and cables to hoist a small boat onto a larger ship.

Boat Hoist

Sailors hoist an inflatable boat onto the USS Sampson in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. The Sampson is employed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard detachment to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity at the southern border.

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