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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A teen sits in the pilot seat of a helicopter simulator.

Flight Simulator

Alexander Hipp, a Make-A-Wish recipient, flies an AH-64 Apache helicopter flight simulator to learn flight systems normally operated by highly trained pilots at the Flight Simulation and Installation Digital Learning Center on Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, July 25, 2019. Hipp, a survivor of a hereditary disease, was given the opportunity to visit as part of his wish to visit historic sites in Hawaii related to World War II.

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