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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers fire machine guns.

Rifle Marksmanship

U.S. soldiers with Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, prepare to fire their M240 medium machine guns during joint training with Israel Defense Forces soldiers in Israel, March 12, 2019. The training involved rifle marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat techniques and other physical competitions designed to hone infantry skills. The U.S. soldiers were in Israel to support a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System deployment.

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