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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Rocket takes off from launch pad

Launch Complex

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches from Launch Complex 41, April 14, 2018, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Rockets such as these are used to launch Air Force satellites and other objects into space.

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