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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An airman scans airplane parts with a blacklight.

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Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylin Tripp looks for microscopic imperfections on an airplane part with a black light at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 25, 2019.

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