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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier standing near a tactical vehicle talks to a border agent on a four-wheeler near a sport-utility vehicle in desert-like conditions on a sunny day.

Dusty Terrain

Army Sgt. Arnold De la Riva, left, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, talks to a Border Patrol agent before a joint dismounted patrol in Wellton, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2025. Dismounted patrols enable soldiers and agents to detect suspicious patterns along austere border terrain.

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