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Sunset View

Army loadmaster stands on the rear ramp of a CH-47F Chinook and watches the sunset as the helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2017.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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