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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two women weld sitting at tables.

Working Rosie

Employees of the Glenn L. Martin Company weld aircraft parts in the 1940s at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. In line with the “Rosie the Riveter” image, women were recruited to step into jobs in production lines supporting the war so the men could fight.

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