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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member shoots a modified rifle on a ship.

Modified M14

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Arturo Perez fires a shot line with a modified M14 rifle on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 8, 2019.

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