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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier fires a weapon.

Force Fire

A soldier fires a weapon during Menton Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2020. The team competition is an annual remembrance of the deactivation of the First Special Service Force during World War II.

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