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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier wearing a helmet walks toward an orange bucket as a fellow soldier kneels while connecting it to a helicopter parked in a field in the background.

Soldier Support

Soldiers secure a bucket to an Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during aerial fire suppression water drop operations in Mililani, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2023. The Hawaii National Guard conducted more than 70 water drops and 30,000 gallons of water over the wildfires.

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