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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Black Hawk helicopter flies low over a melting glacier.

Glacier Flight

Alaska National Guardsmen conduct a training mission in an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter near Colony Glacier, Alaska, May 31, 2023. The crew departed Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to complete aircrew qualification tasks, medevac and hoist operations as well as basic flight maneuvers.

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