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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers jump out of the back of a helicopter in front of a bright blue sky.

Juliet Jump

U.S. and Italian army paratroopers exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a combined airborne exercise at the Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Aug. 23, 2017. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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