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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A laser shoots across dark surroundings.

Laser Beam

Captured by a special camera, a laser beam, invisible to the naked eye, shoots across the dark expanse of the David Taylor Model Basin at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Bethesda, Md., May 23, 2019.

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  • Credit: Leonard Pieton, Navy VIRIN: 190523-N-N0204-1001C.JPG
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