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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member jumps from an aircraft during daylight. Water and land can be seen in the distance.

Jump Start

A member of the Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, exits a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft above Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 19, 2023.

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