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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines brace themselves underneath a hovering helicopter, which kicks up dust, as a howitzer sits nearby.

Copter Commotion

Marines prepare to use a CH- 53E Super Stallion helicopter to move an M777 howitzer to its firing position during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 27, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William Chockey

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