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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine, framed by two service members in red, kneels on an aircraft.

Pre-Flight Perch

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Cook sits on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during a preflight inspection briefing on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 14, 2018. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Hogan

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