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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor fires a weapon off the side of a ship at sea, creating a small orange flame on a gloomy day.

Live Fire

A sailor fires an MK-15 Phalanx close-in weapon system during a live-fire exercise aboard the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, March 9, 2026.

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