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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier parachutes in cloudy blue sky, a black flag attached to his red-and-black chute.

Dagger Descent

Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Beavers, a member of the Army Special Operations Command’s parachute demonstration team, the Black Daggers, descends during a demonstration in Jackson, Miss., June 17, 2020.

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