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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An airman in a helicopter looks out at dust and dry earth below.

In the Dust

An airman surveys the terrain from an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter during range training, part of a multinational effort to enhance security and combat violent extremism in East Africa, Feb. 9, 2019.

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