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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine sits behind a machine gun.

Machine Gunner

Marine Corps Sgt. Cole Karpinski sits with an M2 machine gun on the ramp of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during the 2023 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Airshow in San Diego, Sept. 21, 2023.

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