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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A military helicopter flies above an ocean with an orange sky in the background.

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A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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