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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Smiling airmen stand in two lines while giving high-fives and fist bumps to children walking between them into a school.

First Day

Airmen and students exchange high-fives and fist bumps as the children arrive for their first day of school in Derby, Kan., Aug. 15, 2024.

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