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All Aboard

U.S. and British soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., May 7, 2021. The soldiers were on their way to take part in Defender-Europe 21, a large-scale training exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., its NATO allies and partner militaries.

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