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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two orange helicopters fly low over a body of water, following a boat with orange gunwales and a Coast Guardsman standing in the bow manning a mounted machine gun.

Capital Capabilities

Two MH-65 Dolphin helicopters and a 29-foot response boat assigned to Coast Guard Station Washington conduct operational maneuvers during a capabilities demonstration on the Potomac River near the nation's capital, Aug. 20, 2026.

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