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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier squats down to load a large weapon with tents in the background under a blue sky.

Locked and Loaded

A soldier trains for an upcoming Expert Soldier, Infantryman and Field Medical Badge's testing at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 12, 2025. The testing consists of various physical and mental tasks, such as the expert fitness assessment, day and night land navigation, weapons qualification, medical and patrol procedures, then culminating with a 12-mile ruck march.

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