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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A young girl holding small American flags embraces a soldier as she stares at the camera.

Goodbye Gaze

A young girl hugs a soldier during a deployment ceremony for more than 150 Delaware Army National Guardsmen in New Castle, Del., Jan. 13, 2023. The citizen soldiers are scheduled to deploy to southwest Asia for one year in support of U.S. Central Command.

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