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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A pilot sits in an open cockpit holding a helmet as the sun reflects off glass.

Astral Glare

An Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot prepares his helmet during Exercise Astral Knight at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 3, 2019. U.S. forces trained with service members from Italy, Croatia and Slovenia during the exercise to demonstrate the capabilities of the U.S. integrated air and missile defense system.

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