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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man in uniform watches a woman in uniform as she looks through the scope of a long gun.

Sailor Instruction

In 1943, Navy Ensign Susan Ahn Cuddy instructs a sailor on how to fire a .50-caliber machine gun at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

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