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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two veterans sit in chairs on a flightline and watch an aircraft taxi.

Flightline Friends

Dean “Diz” Laird, left, and Clarence “Bud” Anderson, both World War II ace pilots, watch as a KC-10 Extender taxis at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020. At 99 and 98 respectively, Laird and Anderson were high school students together in Auburn, Calif.

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