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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A long-exposure photograph of a night launch of a missile, which leaves a trail of light.

Missle Launch

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile launches from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2018.

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