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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A kneeling sailor signals to a blurry aircraft as it launches from a ship at sea.

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A sailor signals the launch of a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft from the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026.

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