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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Sgt. Steven Adams, front, adjusts an M119A2 105mm lightweight howitzer as other soldiers load the weapon during a live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2013. Adams, an artilleryman, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Army Sgt. Steven Adams, front, adjusts an M119A2 105mm lightweight howitzer as other soldiers load the weapon during a live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2013. Adams, an artilleryman, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Army Sgt. Steven Adams, front, adjusts an M119A2 105mm lightweight howitzer as other soldiers load the weapon during a live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 16, 2013. Adams, an artilleryman, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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