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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier parachutes to the ground with a large abbey on top of a hill in the background.

Paratrooper Tribute

A Special Operations soldier approaches the drop zone during a military freefall operation at Mont Saint-Michel, France, June 8, 2022. Airborne operations at this time of year honor past paratroopers who descended along the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy during World War II.

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