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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Coast Guardsmen fire weapons from a ship at night.

Night Training

Coast Guardsmen participate in a nighttime weapons exercise aboard fast response cutter John Scheuerman in the Gulf of Oman, Aug. 19, 2022.

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