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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Airborne Ops

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct an airborne operation from a CH-47 Chinook at Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2026.

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