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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A guardsman stands on a balcony overlooking two trains in a station, as crowds of people walk below to the right.

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A soldier assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard patrols Dupont Circle Metro station while supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force mission in Washington, Aug. 25, 2025.

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