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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Multiple soldiers with parachute packs line up to enter a helicopter in a grassy field under a blue sky.

Waiting for Wings

Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division board an Army CH-47 Chinook for Operation Gator Drop at a drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 17, 2025. During the operation, paratroopers exited the helicopter to earn British jump wings.

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