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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Flares descend after being fired from a nearby aircraft.

Falling Flares

A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft uses flares during a tactical air control party exercise over Farallon De Medinilla, Northern Mariana Islands, Aug. 18, 2021.

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