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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor shown in profile fires a weapon toward the sea from a ship's deck as the sun shines in a cloudy sky.

Fantail Fire

A sailor fires an M4A1 carbine during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10, 2024.

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