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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Members of an officer's family pin a new rank on his uniform.

Team Effort

Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Cooper is pinned with the rank of colonel by members of his family at a promotion ceremony in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., Aug. 11, 2023.

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