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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A black-and-white aerial photograph of islands within an atoll.

Tarawa Atoll

An aerial photograph shows the south side of Tarawa Atoll in 1943 from an altitude of 12,000 feet. Betio Island is in the foreground, with Bairiki and Eita islands beyond.

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