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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit exits the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while in the Philippine Sea on March 23, 2010.

An amphibious assault vehicle exits the well deck of a forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.

An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit exits the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while in the Philippine Sea on March 23, 2010.

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