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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A silhouetted man in a helmet is sitting inside a helicopter with his legs hanging out of the side. Another military helicopter is in the background.

Sunrise Watch

Air Force Airman 1st Class Alessandro Panighetti, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew chief with the California Air National Guard, watches the sunrise on the ramp at Los Alamitos Army Airfield on Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., before traveling with the aircrew on a repositioning flight to a CAL FIRE helitack base, Jan. 11, 2025.

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