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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines wearing green overalls, orange vests and helmets with goggles and ear muffs, carry a rocket on their shoulders, while three other Marines wearing similar clothing and gear, stand near a fighter jet aircraft on the deck of a ship with the ocean in the background.

Unloading Lightning

Marines unload inert ordnance from an F-35B Lighting II fighter jet aircraft during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the South China Sea, June 13, 2026. The Marines and aircraft are assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed to provide deterrence and crisis response in the Indo-Pacific region.

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