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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft makes a low pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The base hosted the biennial event, which featured more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aerial acts, and was expected to draw more than 200,000 people.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft makes a low pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The base hosted the biennial event, which featured more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aerial acts, and was expected to draw more than 200,000 people.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft makes a low pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The base hosted the biennial event, which featured more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aerial acts, and was expected to draw more than 200,000 people.

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