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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A lit helicopter sits on a ship at night.

Chopper Checks

Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on the flight deck of the USS Montgomery during routine operations in the eastern Pacific, April 16, 2022.

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