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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines ski across the snow in a hilly area.

Avalanche Training

Marines ski to an avalanche prone hill during a winter mountain engineering course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023. The course teaches students how to use demolition to create holes in iced-over lakes and trigger avalanches.

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