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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Three sailors wearing helmets sit in the open cockpit of an aircraft on a flight deck illuminated by yellowish ship lights from above.

Night Shift

Sailors perform flight management systems checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford in support of Operation Epic Fury in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 3, 2026.

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