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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter flies above brown, rolling mountains at sunset.

Traversing the Skies

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies near Irbil Air Base, Iraq, during a sunset mission, May 26, 2025.

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