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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Steam fills the air as an airman uses a hose to deice an aircraft on a blustery, cold day.

Defrost Duty

An airman assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing deices an aircraft during a nuclear operations readiness exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Feb. 7, 2026. The exercise tested the wing's ability to rapidly generate aerial refueling capabilities in support of unconventional warfare operations.

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