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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A silhouette of a man holding his head down as he walks toward an airplane wing with dark black and yellow smoke in the background.

Preflight Inspection

An Air Force airman assigned to the 121st Maintenance Group conducts a preflight inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2026.

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