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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members in camouflage attire handle boxes at a port, with a gray sky and boats in the background.

Delivering Hope

Marines and sailors offload disaster-relief supplies at La Guaira port, Venezuela, June 27, 2026. The joint force is delivering humanitarian aid from the amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale, following devastating June 24 earthquakes.

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