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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two soldiers set up a mortar.

Mortar Mission

Army Spc. Ben Thoms and Sgt. Adam Widner set up a mortar firing point near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 14, 2022, during Wakri, the largest annual French-led exercise on the African continent.

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