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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An aircraft releasing its boom travels in front of another aircraft as they fly over a bridge in body of water.

Celebratory Flight

An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III participate in Operation Centennial Contact over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Fla., June 27, 2023. During the operation, more than 150 aircraft flew above communities around the world to honor 100 years of air refueling.

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