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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member lifts a metal round in front of a wheeled vehicle.

Sabot Round

An ammunition specialist carries a 105 mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M1 Abrams tank, during Desert Shield.

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