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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Phoenix Fires

Rounds from an M134D Minigun mounted on a helicopter strike a targeted area during Phoenix Fires, a live-fire exercise at Mosul Dam, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2021. The exercise paired coalition and Iraqi joint terminal attack controllers to enhance Iraqi forces’ ability to engage in close air support.

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