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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers standing near overhead netting cover their ears as a howitzer is fired.

Howitzer Blast

Soldiers fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer to support Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq, Aug. 15, 2017, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm

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