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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier parachutes at night with a crescent moon in the background.

Crescent Descent

Army paratroopers conduct joint forcible entry training at Ladd Army Airfield, Fort Wainright, Alaska, March 26, 2023. The exercise helps leaders develop and refine tactics, techniques and procedures to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions.

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