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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A male soldier grimaces and holds something close to his chest after parachuting from a plane; another soldier floats beneath him.

Special Forces

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), jump out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany, March 17, 2015.

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