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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An airman walks across an aircraft as seen from an open door.

Flight Prep

Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Chance, a boom operator instructor, walks across the cargo hold on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Boom operators ensure the boom and cargo hold areas are prepped before the flight.

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