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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An airman ignites a controlled fire on a dried tree in a desert-like area.

Controlled Burn

Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Paculan ignites a pile of brush during a prescribed burn at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 3, 2022. The controlled burn rid the base of highly flammable dried tree brush in order to cultivate new plant growth.

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