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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The rotor blades of a helicopter look like a flying saucer against a black starry sky as it comes in for a landing on the deck of a ship. A sailor signals to a pilot with red lights.

Otherworldly

A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to land on the deck of the command and control ship USS Mount Whitney during deck landing qualifications in the Mediterranean Sea, May 16, 2026.

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