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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man in civilian attire pins a medal on a woman in a camouflage military uniform inside an aircraft hangar. The Secretary of War flag is next to the woman, and the nose of a fighter aircraft is in the background.

Purple Heart Medal

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pins a Purple Heart medal on Army Master Sgt. Amy Vreeland at the San Isidro Air Base in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 27, 2025.

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