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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A chief engineer stands next to a guardian as they kneel next to four students in front of an American flag banner while looking up at the sky.

Watch and Learn

Space Force Lt. Col. Kaoru Elliott, second from left, U.S. Space Forces-Japan deputy commander, and Nikki Palmer, Space Systems Command chief engineer, watch model rocket launches with Yokota West Elementary School students during a STEM outreach event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2025. A Space Systems Command team visited Defense Department schools overseas for the first time to expand its outreach beyond the continental U.S. and reinforce its commitment to engaging military-connected students in science, technology, engineering and math education.

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