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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The boom of a large aircraft extends toward a jet flying beneath it as two other jets fly nearby.

Flight Formation

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker while flying with other aircraft near King Salmon, Alaska, April 2, 2026. After responding from King Salmon Airport, F-16 Fighting Falcons practiced intercepting the KC-135 and other fighter aircraft, demonstrating how Alaskan NORAD Region maintains a variety of response options throughout the Alaskan theater of operations to detect, deter and defeat potential threats to U.S. and Canadian airspace.

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