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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor aims a weapon through the first of four squares in a wooden structure in a desert-like area as a fellow service member watches through binoculars.

Bright Star View

Sailors demonstrate the course of fire for a designated marksman stress shooting drill to Marines and participating partner nation armed forces during Bright Star at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 3, 2023. The exercise is designed to promote and enhance regional security and cooperation, and improve interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

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