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F-35A Lightning II aircraft land at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017.

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A soldier rappels down a wall during an air assault assessment at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., May 17, 2017.

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The Defense Department successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, Calif., October, 2017.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Jason Gautreaux, left, and his brother, Lance Cpl. Mitch Gautreaux.

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