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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Flares shoot through a dark sky as a military aircraft flies upwards .

Air Flares

A Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 participates in airdrop and aerial flare release training above Camp Ripley, Minn., Sept. 16, 2020.

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