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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A tiltrotor aircraft with green and red lights on its rotors lands on the deck of a ship, as service members stand nearby under a dark sky.

Deck Lighting

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit lands on the flight deck of the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 3, 2025. The unit is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations for integrated training to enhance lethality and warfighting readiness.

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