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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A pilot sits in the cockpit of a military aircraft parked on the flight deck of a Navy ship as it sails in open water with a low sun in the background.

Sunset Scene

A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II prepares to take off from the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean to conduct a simulated expeditionary strike mission, Dec. 12, 2023.

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