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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Concealed in tall grass, a Marine wearing a camouflage uniform, helmet and face paint looks through the scope on his machine gun.

Gunner in the Grass

Marine Corps Pfc. Logan Gray, a machine gunner assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, looks through his scope during Resolute Dragon 26 at Japan Self-Defense Force Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, June 20, 2026. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel.

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