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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Flames and sparks shoot into the air, turning the sky red and orange behind silhouetted trees.

Pahoa Volcano

A lava fissure erupts during a volcano outbreak in Pahoa, Hawaii, May 19, 2018. Hawaii National Guardsmen helped evacuate a nearby residential area, Leilani Estates, due to high concentration of sulfur dioxide emitting into the atmosphere as a result of the volcano.

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