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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine wearing a protective headset fires a machine gun while close to the ground on rocky terrain covered with shell casings.

Barstow Blast

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian Mirabal engages targets with an M240B machine gun during a simulated raid at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026.

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