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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier kneels in dirt to aim a machine gun while other soldiers stand around under a camouflage tarp in a forest setting.

Bringing Out the Big Guns

A soldier trains on an M2 machine gun while participating in the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Soldier Badge test, which evaluates readiness and lethality, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 15, 2025.

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