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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine fires a machine gun from a helicopter as another Marine watches.

Practice Rounds

Marine Corps Capt. Timothy Brown fires a machine gun from the back of a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter during a training exercise over the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, April 13, 2023.

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