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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two pilots in an aircraft cockpit focus on instruments and controls, with a blue sky visible through the front windows.

Aerial Views

Air Force Capts. James Song, left, and John Bui bank a KC-135R Stratotanker toward an aerial refueling area near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific, July 27, 2024. RIMPAC 24 is the 29th iteration of an exercise that began in 1971 to enhance interoperability among partner nations in the Indo-Pacific.

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