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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Three soldiers kneel or crouch while firing a mortar system in desert-like terrain.

Mortar Fire

From left: Army Spcs. Raul Jaimes, Kevin Piepenbrink and Shawn Milburn fire a 60 mm mortar system during a training exercise in Djibouti, Dec. 16, 2020.

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