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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A person wearing a welding mask, apron and gloves holds a welding tool, with yellow and white sparks coming out of the end; in the background is a brick wall with an exit sign over a doorway.

Making Sparks

Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Pattee, a guardsman assigned to the 161st Civil Engineering Squadron, performs torch cutting during welding training at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2026.

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