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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacques Young, jet engine mechanic at the propulsion shop of the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington International Airport, Vt., inspects the "turkey feathers," fan blades on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's Pratt and Whitney F100-220E engine

Turkey Feathers

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacques Young, jet engine mechanic at the propulsion shop of the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington International Airport, Vt., inspects the "turkey feathers," fan blades on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's Pratt and Whitney F100-220E engine

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