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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine uses a chainsaw to cut a hole in the ice.

Ice Cutter

Marine Corps Sgt. Curtys Kingston cuts a hole into a frozen lake 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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