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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sparks fly around a Marine using a welding tool on a ship's deck.

Spark Spatter

A Marine uses a welding torch to perform a simulated breach during a training exercise aboard the USS Germantown in the South China Sea, Sept. 6, 2020.

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