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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A group of airmen examines an aircraft propeller while an instructor points.

Tuskegee Trailblazers

The first five fighter pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program on March 7, 1942. From left to right are: instructor R.M. Long, George Roberts, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Charles DeBow, Mac Ross, and Lemuel Curtis.

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