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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Airmen work together to lift an AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missile onto an Air Force F-15C Eagle during a weapons load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2016. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa

Lifting a Sidewinder

Airmen work together to lift an AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missile onto an Air Force F-15C Eagle during a weapons load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2016. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa

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