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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Streaks of green light shine from a tower over a crowd at night.

Tower Lighting

Service members and their families celebrate the start of the holiday season during the Freedom Tower Lighting Celebration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 15, 2023.

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