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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier fires a military rifle in the desert, and shell casings fly out of the weapon.

Desert Fire

An Army paratrooper conducts small-arms training with an M4 carbine during a live-fire range event in the Middle East, June 22, 2026.

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