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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers clear rooms.

Close Quarters

Malian special operations soldiers tactically clear rooms near Base Camp Loumbila in Burkina Faso, Feb. 25, 2019. The close quarters battle training events are part of exercise Flintlock 2019 scenarios.

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