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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor gives the go-ahead for a large fighter jet to launch from a ship.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 5, 2023.

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