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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Flames and smoke shoot from a mounted weapon system fired from the side of an aircraft carrier at sea.

Phalanx Fire

An MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system fires from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, Dec. 26, 2023.

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