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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Six silhouetted soldiers present arms with rifles on an elevated walkway and a seventh salutes as another soldier plays a bugle on steps leading up to the walkway with a flag flying a a bright sun shining.

Empire State Honors

New York National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield Honor Guard members stand at attention as Army Staff Sgt. Gillian Huff, a bugler with the U.S. Military Academy Band, plays taps during the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2026. The ceremony honored the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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