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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Wind surrounds an aircraft as it sits on a dark tarmac illuminated by its own exterior lights.

Northern Viking

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft maneuvers across a sand landing zone during Northern Viking in Romo, Denmark, Aug. 25, 2026. The exercise was designed to prepare forces to respond decisively in an increasingly contested North Atlantic and Arctic security environment.

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