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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two people wearing flight gear sit in a helicopter, while landing on a ship at sea that is not in frame.

Readiness Training

Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, land a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island as a part of deck landing qualifications during quarterly underway amphibious readiness training 26.2, off the coast of California, Jan. 27, 2026.

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