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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

National Guard soldiers walk away from a C-17 in the early morning.

Dawn Arrival

Soldiers assigned to the 172nd Air Wing of the Mississippi National Guard walk along the tarmac in the early morning before a dimly lit C-17 as they arrive in the Virgin Islands for Caribbean Thunder, an emergency deployment training exercise to support civil authorities following a hurricane, Dec. 13, 2018.

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