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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Eight aircraft fly in formation above clouds and blue water.

Formation Flight

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail, center front, is flanked from left to right by a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, an RAAF F-35A Lightning II, a U.S. Air Force F-35A, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II and a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet, with a U.S Navy EA-18G Growler behind it while participating in a formation flight over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during Cope North, Feb. 7, 2025. The exercise is designed to enhance interoperability and regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

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