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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Smoke fills the air as a missile launches under a sunlit sky.

Missile Launch

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command launch a missile target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Feb. 8, 2023, while testing new Patriot missile software.

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