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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two service members are hoisted on an airborne helicopter hovering over a ship at sea as a fellow service member watches.

Hoisted Heroes

A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom hovers over the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland during hoist training in the South China Sea, June 10, 2026.

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