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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard prepares to launch from Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2008. The aircraft and maintainers will deploy to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a part of an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prepares to launch.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard prepares to launch from Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2008. The aircraft and maintainers will deploy to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a part of an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.

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