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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers duck after firing off a mortar.

Mortar Fire

Soldiers fire a M120 120mm mortar system at Fort Drum, N.Y., July 22, 2019. The crews became the first in the state to qualify using the digital Mortar Fire Control System.

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