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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two kneeling Marines work on breaching barbed wire amid a cloud of yellow smoke.

Smoky Stint

Marines open a breach during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2019.

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