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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine uses both hands to remove a rifle hammer while staring intently at it.

Pre-Fire Focus

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Cooper attempts to remove the hammer of an M16A4 rifle to repair it during a pre-fire inspection at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

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