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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members search a building filled with purple smoke.

Close Quarters Combat

Service members search a dance hall in a simulated urban structure while environmental distractions are used to disorient them during a close quarters battle course at the International Special Training Center in Pfullendorf, Germany, July 11, 2023.

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