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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Civilians stand in line by a rear ramp onto an open aircraft.

Waiting to Board

Evacuees wait to board a C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the State Department with a noncombatant evacuation operation in Afghanistan.

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