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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two soldiers wearing blue hazmat suits bend over to pick up debris from a homesite.

Debris Duty

Army Sgt. 1st Class Maleina Gomez and Spc. Caleb Kitchens sort through debris at a homesite in Pacific Palisades, Calif., looking for hazardous waste, Feb. 15, 2025. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command deployed about 170 active-duty personnel to help Environmental Protection Agency-led teams with cleanup of wildfire hazardous waste from the Eaton and Palisades fires. Removing the hazardous materials is Phase 1 of the federal cleanup response to ensure the safety of the residents by preventing these materials from being released into the environment.

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