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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines lay prone with guns pointed on a black hill. A mountain rises in the background.

Iwo Jima Positions

Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division get into defensive positions on Iwo Jima, 1945.

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