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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A missile launches from the deck of a ship.

Sunlit Launch

Sailors launches a missile aboard the USS Barry during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28, 2022, as part of Pacific Vanguard, an exercise that focuses on improving capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

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