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Anchored in Love

Navy Seaman Donae Adams shares a group hug with her family after a graduation ceremony at Navy Recruit Training Command, Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., June 11, 2026. More than 40,000 recruits train annually for nine weeks at the Navy's only boot camp.

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