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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A group of Marines are hoisted to a helicopter as it flies in a gray sky.

On the Move

Marines suspend from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during special patrol insertion and extraction training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 18, 2025. The training was designed to rapidly insert and extract a reconnaissance patrol from an area that does not permit a helicopter landing.

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