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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A veteran, surrounded by people, stands in a jeep that is parked on a runway in front of a World War II-era aircraft.

Airlift Anniversary

Retired Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen arrives at an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift in Wiesbaden, Germany, June 10, 2019. Halvorsen flew into the event in a C-47 Skytrain aircraft like the ones he flew to deliver supplies to West Berlin in 1948 and 1949.

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