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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine fires a machine gun from the back of a helicopter flying over green terrain.

Super Stallion Shoot

A Marine Corps crew chief fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 17. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

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