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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A tank fires a shot as it sits on top of a hill.

Tank Competition

An M1A2 Abrams tank fires during TIGERCOMP, a tank gunnery competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 29, 2019. The annual event determines the Marine Corps’ most lethal tank crew.

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