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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor sits and works on a machine gun.

Machine Gun Maintenance

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jillian Aguilar conducts maintenance on a M240D machine gun in the hangar bay of the USS Charleston during operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 4, 2021.

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