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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine jumps on a shovel spade as another manipulates a tool in cement outside an elementary school.

Shovel Stomp

Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Hodel, left, and Cpl. Jake Sadowski dig holes for playground equipment base posts at an elementary school in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 26, 2019, as part of Koa Moana, an exercise to enhance relationships with partner nations.

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