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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A pilot climbs into the cockpit of a jet.

Climbing Aboard

An Air Force pilot assigned to the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron climbs into a F-16 Fighting Falcon for the deployment’s last enhanced air-policing mission at 86th Air Base in Romania, July 18, 2022. The multinational NATO alliance currently hosts more than 100 combat aircraft on alert in the region, performing 24/7 patrols along the eastern borders.

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