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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A military aircraft with propellers whirling takes off from the flight deck of a ship at sea during sunset.

Osprey Takeoff

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 23, 2026.

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