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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two “islands” tower over an aircraft carrier’s flight deck.

Flight-Deck Ops

The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has two “islands” – double towers for command centers of flight-deck operations. The ship was at anchor in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., to host senior military officials and civilian employees and contractors for the second Atlantic Future Forum, Nov. 21, 2019.

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