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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter hovers in a blue sky over a rocky area with a mountain in the background while being hooked to a flatbed; two people observe in the distance.

Lift Off

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and airmen assigned to the 821st Contingency Response Group, simulate attaching equipment for an external lift in support of a deployment for training at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026.

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