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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A wide view of a helicopter in a hazy sky dumping water from a bucket onto a smoky forest.

Air Support

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew drops water from a bucket onto a wildfire in northern Minnesota, July 15, 2026. Minnesota National Guardsmen were activated to support civil authorities with aerial wildfire suppression operations.

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