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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A person holding two lights stands on a ship deck at night with their arms stretched out to signal to a helicopter that is in the air.

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An Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron takes off from the flight deck of the USS Mount Whitney in the Mediterranean Sea during deck landing qualifications aboard the ship, April 14, 2026.

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