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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Military aircraft line up behind each other on a runway.

Elephant Walk

Ten A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft line up in a close formation known as an Elephant Walk before deploying for an exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 21, 2020.

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