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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The remains of an animal jawbone lies on the ground as a group of people run in the background.

Bone Dry

Participants of the Grand Bara Race run in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2020. The annual race brought together around 1,500 coalition members as well as civilians from the U.S., France, Djibouti, Spain, Italy and Germany.

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