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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Powdered chalk falls off the hands of a gymnast over a white bowl.

Routine Prep

A U.S. Air Force Academy gymnast applies chalk to her hands before a routine on the uneven bars during a meet at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 1, 2018.

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