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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier sits inside an aircraft with fellow troops and holds a parachute.

Before the Jump

A U.S. soldier prepares to participate in a jump with 500 fellow U.S., French, Dutch, Romanian and German paratroopers near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 3, 2018, to honor D-Day veterans and mark the 74th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baldock

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