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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sgt. Dave Pyatt secures a parachute to a heavy airdrop training pallet while in flight for a mission over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 11, 2011. Pyatt, a loadmaster, has been assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron as part of an exchange program with the U.S. Air Force.

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sgt. Dave Pyatt secures a parachute to a heavy airdrop training pallet while in flight for a mission over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 11, 2011. Pyatt, a loadmaster, has been assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron as part of an exchange program with the U.S. Air Force.

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sgt. Dave Pyatt secures a parachute to a heavy airdrop training pallet while in flight for a mission over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 11, 2011. Pyatt, a loadmaster, has been assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron as part of an exchange program with the U.S. Air Force.

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