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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A laser sits on a truck.

Stryker Vehicle

A 5-kilowatt laser sits on a Stryker armored vehicle. The laser, called the Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser, was tested during the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at Fort Sill, Okla., April 5, 2017.

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