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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier lying on the ground fires a service weapon next to a pile of bullet casings on a sunny day.

From the Ground Up

A soldier fires an M240B machine gun during the blank fire portion of a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Devil Avalanche at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2025. The exercise trains soldiers to operate in darkness and builds key weapon systems proficiencies.

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