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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers brace as a howitzer fires in the desert.

Desert Blast

Army Spc. Eric Hayden fires an M777A2 howitzer while Staff Sgt. Robert Hartner braces to handle the shock of firing at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 5th, 2020.

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