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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member in a formal uniform hands a folded American flag to a Tuskegee Airman.

Tuskegee Tribute

Retired Sgt. Thomas Newton, a Tuskegee Airman, is honored during a ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the U.S. military at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2023.

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