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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A missile shoots out of a launcher mounted to a helicopter flying above a coastline on a bright day.

Missile Fire

An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 shoots a 2.75-inch unguided rocket during a live-fire missile shoot over San Clemente Island off the coast of California, Aug. 23, 2026.

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