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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Alt Text: A long-exposure photograph of a night launch of a missile, which leaves a trail of light.

Missile Launch

A Standard Missile 3 Block IIA launches from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2018, during a test to intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target in space.

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