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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor fires a flare in front of another sailor.

Flare Fire

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cullen McArdle fires a flare while Chief Petty Officer Ricardo Stewart observes during an exercise aboard the USS Barry in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 6, 2020.

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