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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

National Guardsman in a harness and rope rappels from a tower as troops watch from the ground.

Recruit Rappel

A Louisiana National Guard recruit rappels from a tower at Camp Minden in Minden, La., July 10, 2021.

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