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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor uses air traffic control lights to direct a military aircraft on a ship's flight deck at night as others watch.

Signal the Plane

Sailors signal a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft aboard the USS America during night operations in the Philippine Sea, July 13, 2024.

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