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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor leans to the right while signaling to an aircraft as it launches from a ship at sea on a gloomy day.

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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jarrett Walden signals an F-35C Lightning II as it launches from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the South China Sea, Jan. 4, 2026.

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