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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two soldiers standing in a grassy field during daytime fire a missile into the air, leaving two trails of smoke, with woods in the background.

Missile's Away

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment fire a surface-to-air missile at a fixed-wing drone during a live-fire exercise in Putlos, Germany, Nov. 17, 2025.

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