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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A young boy sits in the training cockpit of an F-16.

Pilot for a Day

A young boy taking part in the ‘Pilot for a Day’ event sits in an F-16 Fighting Falcon training cockpit at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 16, 2021.

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