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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member on a boat hands a red service weapon to another service member on a dock while others watch and two boats float in the harbor behind.

The Handoff

Coast Guardsmen assigned to Port Security Unit 311 and Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, conduct a simulated port seizure during Exercise Arctic Edge 2025 at Port Mackenzie, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2025. The U.S. Northern Command-led exercise demonstrates joint force readiness in extremely cold weather as well as the military's commitment to strategic security interests in the Arctic region.

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