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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor wearing a helmet and a camouflage uniform fires a machine gun from a helicopter above the sea.

Fire Away

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Rodriguez fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the South China Sea, March 31, 2026.

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