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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Five Marines work to attach a rotor blade to a helicopter parked on the deck of a ship with water visible in the background during daytime.

Stallion Blade

Marines install a rotor blade on a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli during routine operations in the Indo-Pacific region, July 8, 2026.

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