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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A missile shoots out from a launcher mounted on the desk of a ship on a body of water on a bright day.

Missile Launch

The littoral combat ship USS Oakland launches a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile during live-fire exercises near San Diego, Aug. 23, 2026. Littoral combat ships are fast surface vessels that can operate both near shore and in the open ocean.

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