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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines put a sign post into the ground as a fellow service member watches in a desert-like area.

It's a Sign

A Marine assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border puts a post for a National Defense Area sign into the ground in El Centro, Calif., Dec. 26, 2025. This marks the fifth such area established along the southern border.

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