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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The sun shines through a sliver between dark clouds as seen from the cockpit of a military aircraft.

Tracking Sally

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Sally over the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 14, 2020. The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical systems to gather weather data which they provide to the National Hurricane Center for use in updating storm forecast warnings.

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