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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A mortar blast illuminates a dark sky as soldiers crouch by the firing weapon.

Mortar Might

Army paratroopers provide a mortar barrage for paratroopers advancing on an objective during a live-fire training exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, Sept. 29, 2022.

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