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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Airmen use a cherry picker to deice a parked military aircraft, creating vapor, on a tarmac at night.

Ice Away

Air Force airmen deice a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prior to departure during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2024. The center generates readiness in the environments and conditions where our forces are most likely to operate.

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