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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier wearing a helmet and sunglasses crouches behind a berm and aims a rifle.

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Army Sgt. Shane Turner holds a security position during a field training exercise as part of an infantry advanced leader course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 8, 2019.

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