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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An aircraft idles on the deck of a ship at night.

Illuminated Osprey

Pilots perform deck landing qualifications with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2022.

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