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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor signals a military aircraft on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

Hawkeye Launch

An E-2C Hawkeye prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as part of a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean, May 6, 2020. The exercise is designed to integrate the units of a carrier strike group while testing its ability to carry out sustained combat operations at sea.

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