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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier with a hammer in one hand holds a glowing hot metal bar over coals.

Army Blacksmith

Army Technician 5th Grade Roger Williams works as a blacksmith at the shops of the 271st Engineer Combat Battalion at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 13, 1944.

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