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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Dust blows in the air as two soldiers in tactical gear walk through a desert.

On Patrol

Soldiers patrol the range during Exercise Bull Shark 25-2 at Arta Range, Djibouti, May 6, 2025. The exercise was designed to enhance multinational interoperability through simulated crisis response and coordinated field operations.

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