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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member shovels mud in a trench as a fellow service member watches from above with a wooded area in the background.

In the Trenches

Marines and sailors conduct trench reinforcement training to increase combat engineering capabilities during Exercise Baltic Operations in Skrunda, Latvia, June 6, 2025. The exercise is designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and combat credibility critical to deterrence and preserving safety and security in the Baltic Sea.

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