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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A look underneath an airborne aircraft as a package attached to a parachute descends in the sky below it.

Cargo Drop

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules Squadron performs a heavy cargo airdrop over Cheshnegirovo Air Base, Bulgaria, Aug. 8, 2023, during Thracian Summer. The exercise enhances the U.S. and Bulgaria’s ability to work together, with other NATO nations and key partners on regional security.

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