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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor blows on a fire in kindling wood in the snow.

Kindling Lesson

Navy Seaman Carlos Ramos kindles a fire in Brunswick, Maine, Jan. 24, 2018. Ramos is a corpsmen assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464. The squadron's members conducted mountainous and maritime operations to train in cold weather environments. Marines Corps photo by Cpl. Autmn S. Bobby

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