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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers sit in tracked vehicles lined up on a snowy field.

Iron Thunder

U.S. soldiers operate armored field artillery vehicles during a U.S.-Poland live-fire exercise in Torun, Poland, Dec. 1, 2023. The exercise featured several Paladin M109 artillery systems and incorporated air support from two Polish F-16 Fighting Falcons.

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