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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man listens to a soldier explaining a helicopter door gun.

Pave Hawk Helicopter

Hank Stawinski, chief of police for Prince George’s County, Md., sits inside an Army HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. Stawinski was taking part in a Defense Department-sponsored Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, June 11-15, 2018. The public liaison program allows selected civilian participants to learn about the armed forces.

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