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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A guardian holds up a dress uniform shirt and addresses trainees standing in front of her indoors, with bunk beds in rows behind her.

Basic Training

Space Force Sgt. Morgan O. Thompson, a military training instructor assigned to the 535th Training Squadron, demonstrates to trainees how to assemble a dress uniform shirt during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio, July 29, 2026.

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