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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier kneels and fires a weapon into a haze of yellow smoke coming from a smoke cannister on the ground. A fire burns behind the soldier.

Smoky Competition

A National Guard soldier returns fire on simulated targets during the 2024 Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the Kentucky National Guard in Greenville, Ky., April 18, 2024. The competition showcases the adaptiveness, resilience and lethality of the Guard’s citizen-soldiers.

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