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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Military personnel work outdoors with equipment connected to a tiny jet engine.

Rocket Readiness

Cadet 2nd Class Sarah Gingras opens the valve of an oxygen tank connected to a hybrid rocket engine at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 27, 2018.

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