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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers operate weapons inside a hole that’s been dug into the snow-covered ground.

Cold Dig

American soldiers man a dug-in mortar emplacement near St. Vith, Belgium, after units of the 7th Armored Division liberated the town in January 1945.

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