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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Airmen in tactical gear carrying large backpacks hike while holding up an American flag in a beaming sunlit sky.

Beaming With Pride

Airmen participate in the Pedro 66 Memorial ruck at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 5, 2026. Participants commemorated the sacrifice of the Pedro 66 crew members who were killed during a combat rescue mission in Afghanistan on June 9, 2010, and their commitment to saving others at all costs.

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