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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine shovels dirt.

Digging Deep

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Singleton shovels dirt to free a Humvee from a ditch at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2019, during Steel Knight, an annual exercise that tests Marines and sailors across a range of environments.

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