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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Five ships with flags sail in formation on the ocean during the day.

The High Seas

The Norwegian navy frigate Thor Heyerdahl, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, the Norwegian navy replenishment oiler Maud, the guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan and USS Winston S. Churchill, and the fast-combat support ship USNS Supply sail in formation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Aug. 23, 2025.

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