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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine fires a machine gun on board a military ship.

Target Practice

A Marine fires a machine gun during a task force exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America in the Philippine Sea, March 28, 2020. The drill allows Marines to fire at floating inflatable targets to rehearse defending the ship from enemy surface threats.

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