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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Five smiling pilots kneel in a row.

Original Thunderbirds

From left: Capt. Robert Kanaga, Capt. Charles Pattillo, Maj. Richard Catledge, Capt. Robert McCormick and Capt. Cuthbert Pattillo, the original Thunderbird pilots.

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