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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Seeing Green

New Jersey National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Ralph Bird competes in the stress shoot event during the Region 1 Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 5, 2021.

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