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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Canadian air force members are hoisted into an Canadian air force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter during Operation Orange Flag 2015 on Cape Cod Air Station, Cape Cod, Mass., April 2, 2015. The Canadian airmen are assigned to the 413th Rescue Squadron. Operation Orange Flag is a multiservice search and rescue exercise during which rescue personnel learn to operate together in varied conditions.

Canadian air force members are hoisted into an Canadian air force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter during Operation Orange Flag 2015 on Cape Cod Air Station, Cape Cod, Mass., April 2, 2015. The Canadian airmen are assigned to the 413th Rescue Squadron. Operation Orange Flag is a multiservice search and rescue exercise during which rescue personnel learn to operate together in varied conditions.

Canadian air force members are hoisted into an Canadian air force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter during Operation Orange Flag 2015 on Cape Cod Air Station, Cape Cod, Mass., April 2, 2015. The Canadian airmen are assigned to the 413th Rescue Squadron. Operation Orange Flag is a multiservice search and rescue exercise during which rescue personnel learn to operate together in varied conditions.

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