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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier wearing protective face and head gear is hoisted to an airborne helicopter as seen from below against a blue sky.

Hoisted Hero

Army 1st Sgt. Jared Gilstad, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief assigned to the Idaho Army National Guard's State Aviation Group, rides the rescue hoist cable beneath the aircraft during training near the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho, July 23, 2026. The training kept aircrews certified on the rescue hoist system.

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