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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine puts a pack on a mule in a closed barn-like area.

Mule Prep

Marine Corps Cpl. Parker Shaffer loads equipment onto a pack mule during Mountain Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., June 20, 2024. The exercise focused on mission essential tasks to strengthen expeditionary high-altitude warfare tactics in a mountainous environment.

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