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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a sailor in uniform holding a newborn wearing a sailor's hat.

Daddy's Home

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Mora, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, meets his newborn child for the first time at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 16, 2026, following an 11-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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