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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a rocket.

Rocket Fire

Marines fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Dec. 9, 2020, during Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz. The exercise ensures the 1st Marine Division remains lethal, combat-ready, interoperable and deployable on short notice.

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