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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. Kenneth Savage performs preflight checks in the flight station of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft on the flight line at Perth Airport, Australia, April 4, 2014, before taking off to assist in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Savage is an naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron 16.

U.S. Navy Lt. Kenneth Savage performs preflight checks in the flight station of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft on the flight line at Perth Airport, Australia, April 4, 2014, before taking off to assist in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Savage is an naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron 16.

U.S. Navy Lt. Kenneth Savage performs preflight checks in the flight station of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft on the flight line at Perth Airport, Australia, April 4, 2014, before taking off to assist in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Savage is an naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron 16.

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