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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A line of evacuees waits to board a military aircraft.

Globemaster Boarding

Evacuees prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021. U.S. troops are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan.

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