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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A large aircraft and four fighter jets fly in formation over a ship during daytime, with part of an American flag also visible.

Power From Above

Four Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 and embarked aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford fly with an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, operating as a joint force with the aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 13, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations and President Donald J. Trump's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.

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