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Two young people in uniform manipulate a scientific apparatus that uses lasers.

Laser Duty

Cadets Elizabeth Latsis and John Caldwell perform research using lasers in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Laser and Optics Research Center, Nov. 4, 2021.

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