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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four soldiers, seen from above, carry weapons while walking in a line along the wood wall of a trench.

In the Trenches

Soldiers maneuver through trenches during Ivy Mass at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in Colorado, May 17, 2026. The exercise demonstrated combat readiness by synchronizing fires and maneuver while executing the fundamentals of shoot, move and communicate in a realistic training environment.

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