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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two sailors on the deck of a ship hook a long device to the underside of a hovering helicopter as other sailors look on in the foreground.

Helicopter Help

Sailors aboard the USS George H.W. Bush replenish a helicopter during Atlantic Alliance 25 in the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 2025. The exercise showcased force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea event involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units, Dutch naval forces and British Royal Navy commandos.

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