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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines lay on ground holding weapons in the desert while sparkly fly in the air nearby.

Sparkling Security

Marines provide security during a weapons and tactics instructor course, which runs concurrently with an integrated weapons training exercise, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2021.

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