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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter flies just above the ground with a cable attached to a container in a mountainous area.

Recovery Effort

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prepares to move a container at Colony Glacier, Alaska, June 17, 2021. Operation Colony Glacier is an effort to recover the remains of service members and wreckage from a C-124 aircraft that crash landed in 1952 with 52 military members on board. The containers are used to store and transport equipment, remains, and debris found by the recovery team.

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