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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

As seen from below, guardsmen parachute from the back of an open Army aircraft flying in a deep blue sky.

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Army special operations soldiers and Florida Army National Guardsmen conduct a parachute demonstration during an air show at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 18, 2024.

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