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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Air Force family members watch a pilot take off.

Saying Goodbye

Air Force family members look on as a pilot prepares to take off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 11, 2018. Pierce is a pilot assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing. South Carolina Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ashleigh S. Pavelek

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