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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Seen through a night vision lens, a soldier walks up a ramp on a flightline.

Last Soldier to Board

Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, boards a C-17 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2021. Donahue was the final American service member to depart from Afghanistan; his departure closed the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and vulnerable Afghans.

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