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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier wearing camouflage pants, a black T-shirt, and a communications headset signals with a clenched fist to another soldier wearing a camouflage uniform, a helmet, and a harness holding a rope as he hangs out of a helicopter hovering over a field on a bright day.

Hold the Line

A soldier rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as an instructor provides hand-and-arm signals during Air Assault School training at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 24, 2026.

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