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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four service members observe large artillery as its firepower lights up the night sky.

Lion's Roar

Army paratroopers fire an M119A3 howitzer during an exercise with Moroccan troops as part of African Lion in Morocco, June 25, 2022. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO participated in the 2022 iteration of African Lion, a U.S. Africa Command exercise.

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