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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two soldiers prepare to fire a machine gun at night, with one touching the end of the gun as it rests on a mount on the ground and the other shining a red helmet light on it.

Seeing Red

Soldiers prepare an M240B machine gun during the Transformation and Training Command Best Squad Competition at Fort Polk, La., May 5, 2026.

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