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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket soars into the night sky.

Night Launch

A Vulcan VC2S rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Jan. 8, 2024. The rocket will deliver a lunar lander into orbit more than 220,000 miles above Earth.

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