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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a sailor in tactical gear aims a weapon near an American flag on a small boat at sea as a ship sails in the background during the day.

Sea to Shining Sea

A sailor assigned to the USS Gridley rides a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a simulated maritime interdiction operation with the Ecuadorian navy ship BAE Manabi in the Pacific Ocean, April 7, 2026. The USS Gridley is deployed as part of Southern Seas, an exercise designed to enhance capability, improve interoperability and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries in the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation.

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