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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A plane flies through the night sky with green glowing lights on the right side and red exhaust fumes glowing below the aircraft.

Boxer Vertical Landing

A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a vertical landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2026.

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