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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors look out of the open doorway of an airborne helicopter as a fellow sailor is hoisted over grass with a mountain in the background.

Hang in There

A Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician fast-ropes from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a drill in California, May 19, 2026.

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