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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man rappels from a helicopter as it lands on the flight deck of a ship at sea; a part of another helicopter is seen on the right in the foreground.

Seaman Rappels

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben Sears, a naval air crewman assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, rappels out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a dynamic hoisting exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 21, 2026.

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