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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter flies near a cloud of orange smoke floating over a body of water.

Catapult Crew

Sailors secure a catapult aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford at the Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Oct. 22, 2020.

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