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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A landing craft utility vehicle with a few sailors on board, enters the well deck of a ship as other sailors look on from the sidelines.

Entering a Well Deck

A landing craft utility vehicle enters the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 26, 2024. the ship is participating in Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, which will demonstrate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe.

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