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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine in combat gear wearing green and black face paint stares intently downward; another person in combat gear is next to the Marine.

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A U.S. Marine prepares for an amphibious landing in a Netherlands navy landing craft as part of Exercise Atlantic Alliance 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26, 2025. The training is the premier naval integration exercise on the U.S. East Coast, featuring more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Navy commandos.

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