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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A machine gun creates a smoky cloud as it fires from a ship.

Live Fire

The guided missile destroyer USS Sterett fires a Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 30, 2020.

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