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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Military aircraft fly in a “V” formation over near a large aircraft carrier in the sea below.

Hornet Formation

Four F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1, fly in formation with French air force aircraft, including an Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport and two Rafale F3R combat aircraft, alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, July 30, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations.

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