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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A battleship fires its weapons.

Missouri Salvo

To disrupt North Korean communications, the battleship USS Missouri fires a salvo from its 16-inch guns at shore targets near Chongjin, North Korea, Oct. 21, 1950.

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