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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An aircraft takes off from a carrier's flight deck.

Hornet Launch

An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 16, 2018.

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