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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Marines in helmets inspect the top of a helicopter, as the rotor blades fan out against a blue sky.

Copter Check

Marines conduct a preflight check on a CH-53E Super Stallion during a large-scale, combined-arms training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 26, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

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