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A sailor takes a selfie with a giraffe at a zoo.

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Navy Lt. j.g. Samantha Prewitt spends time with a giraffe during a community outreach event at Dickerson Park Zoo as part of Springfield-Branson Navy Week in Missouri, Aug. 29, 2025. This is one of 15 Navy Weeks during the Navy's 250th year celebration, bringing a variety of assets, equipment and personnel to cities for engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects.

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