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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A jet engine is strapped down in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 8. The jet can carry an Abrams tank, 10 up-armored Humvees, two tractor trailer trucks, or 100 paratroopers and all of their gear. The jet can land on short dirt runways in austere locations with loads up to 170,000 pounds. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

A jet engine is strapped down in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 8. The jet can carry an Abrams tank, 10 up-armored Humvees, two tractor trailer trucks, or 100 paratroopers and all of their gear. The jet can land on short dirt runways in austere locations with loads up to 170,000 pounds. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

A jet engine is strapped down in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 8. The jet can carry an Abrams tank, 10 up-armored Humvees, two tractor trailer trucks, or 100 paratroopers and all of their gear. The jet can land on short dirt runways in austere locations with loads up to 170,000 pounds. Photo by Fred W. Baker III

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