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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine looks out of an open door of a helicopter, with a weapon nearby and the flight deck of a ship and water below the Marine.

Keeping Watch

A Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit looks out of a UH-1Y Venom as it takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 17, 2026.

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