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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two guardsmen in camouflage look to the right with a body of water and the Washington monument in the background, as seen from behind.

Day Patrol

South Carolina National Guard soldiers patrol at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial while supporting the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, Sept. 2, 2025.

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