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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gold and red sparks fly as a round fires from a tank in an open field at night.

Night Sparks

Soldiers fire a 25 mm tracer round from an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during an integrated night live-fire exercise during Winter Shield 2021 at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 25, 2021. Winter Shield 2021 strengthens ties across multiple nations' armed forces through integrated training exercises.

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