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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An Air Force aircraft fires flares while flying in the sky.

Fantastic Flares

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III deploys flares as part of a training event over the Atlantic Ocean, June 5, 2021.

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