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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Paratroopers descend from a military aircraft.

Jumping to It

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers descend from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Iron Fist, an annual U.S.-Japan training exercise, over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023.

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