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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Flames shoot from two howitzers as they fire simultaneously against a deep blue sky, with soldiers manning them.

Cannon Crews

Soldiers assigned to the West Virginia National Guard fire howitzers under limited-light conditions during a Northern Strike 26-2 live-fire mission at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 10, 2026. Northern Strike is a multicomponent, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability among participating forces.

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