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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Three Marines run through a cloud of yellow smoke on a beach.

Smoky Sprint

Marines participate in a simulated amphibious landing and assault through a mock town at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2019, during Steel Knight, an annual exercise to test Marines and sailors across a range of environments and prepare them to counter aggression against a near-peer threat.

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