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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine signals to a pilot on a tarmac in a partially visible aircraft against a bluish gray sky.

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Gardner, left, signals to Capt. Daniel Park before takeoff from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2025.

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