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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Purple smoke billows from a grenade as three soldiers run through the woods.

Smoke Grenade

Three soldiers in the 2021 Best Warrior Competition use a smoke grenade to conceal their movement as they prepare to capture a high value target during a military operation in urban terrain event at Camp Navajo, Ariz., March 4, 2021.

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