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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket flies into the air; smoke and flame appear underneath it.

Rocket Launch

An Atlas V rocket launches at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to take an AEHF-6 satellite into orbit, March 26, 2020. The sophisticated communications relay satellite is the first Defense Department payload launched for the Space Force.

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