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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two sailors in red hard hats and red vests stand on a ship’s deck. One holds a tool with a red string hanging out of it over the edge of the ship. Turquoise water is in the background.

Crimson Connection

Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn shoot a line during a replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis, May 13, 2026. The John Finn is deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations to support maritime security in the Middle East.

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