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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A graphic shows four stairwells leading to the bottom of a deep pool. There is a small compartment to the left of the pool and directly below it.

sub escape trainer

A graphic shows the schematics of the Submarine Escape Trainer at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., where all submariners learn how to escape from a sub that is unable to resurface.

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