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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An airman shapes a piece of hot steel into a knife.

Shaping Steel

Air Force Cadet 1st Class Isaac Perkins shapes a piece of hot steel into a knife during a physical metallurgy class at U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Spring, Colo., Feb. 17, 2021.

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