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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A package attached to a parachute drops out of an open aircraft over an island as an airman watches.

Island Delivery

Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Meadows prepares to release an Operation Christmas Drop bundle over Nomwin, Micronesia, Dec. 13, 2019. Christmas Drop, the longest-running Defense Department humanitarian airlift operation, provides donated goods to islanders throughout Micronesia.

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