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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Liam Howard, 5, learns how to aim a machine gun during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7, 2016. During the event, members of the public could view equipment and weapons, and learn how Rangers train. Demonstrations included hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump and snake show. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Little Ranger

Liam Howard, 5, learns how to aim a machine gun during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7, 2016. During the event, members of the public could view equipment and weapons, and learn how Rangers train. Demonstrations included hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump and snake show. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

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