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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor looks through a handheld instrument on the deck of a ship, with the horizon in the background.

Taking Sight

A sailor assigned to the USS Delbert D. Black uses a sextant to calculate the ship's coordinates in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 16, 2026. The guided-missile destroyer is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

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