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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Rangers climb up a cliff with the ocean behind them.

Cliff Climb

Army Rangers rehearse their ascent of the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on the northwestern coast of Normandy, France, June 4, 2019. During the U.S. assault of Omaha and Utah beaches on June 4, 1944, Army Rangers scaled the 100-foot cliffs and seized German artillery pieces.

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