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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Japanese and U.S. troops stand in rows facing one another and exchange jump wings.

Aurora Exchange

U.S. and Japanese soldiers exchange jump wings after conducting an airborne proficiency operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 13, 2018, during Exercise Arctic Aurora. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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