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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man with flight goggles on his forehead stands in front of a propeller airplane.

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert M. Hanson

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert M. Hanson of Marine Fighter Squadron 215 brought down 25 Japanese aircraft in the South Pacific during World War II.

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