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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a tank's fume extractor and barrel as it fires creating a large orange fireball toward mountains covered with trees under a cloudy, blue sky.

Feel the Fire

An M1A2 Abrams tank fires as Montana National Guard and British soldiers train together at the Limestone Hills Training Facility in Townsend, Mont., May 16, 2025. The training event, which helped British troops prepare to transition to the Challenger 3 tank currently in production, served to enhance readiness, build stronger allied partnerships and project lethality on the battlefield.

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