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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

This sign serves as signal to the single entry and exit to the Missile Defense Complex at Fort Greely, Alaska, a remote post about 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The Alaska Army National Guard’s 49th Missile Defense Battalion serves there as the front line of U.S. missile defense. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

This sign serves as signal to the single entry and exit to the Missile Defense Complex at Fort Greely, Alaska, a remote post about 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The Alaska Army National Guard’s 49th Missile Defense Battalion serves there as the front line of U.S. missile defense. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

This sign serves as signal to the single entry and exit to the Missile Defense Complex at Fort Greely, Alaska, a remote post about 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The Alaska Army National Guard’s 49th Missile Defense Battalion serves there as the front line of U.S. missile defense. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

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