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    DARPA scientists visit Spangdahlem aviators, support teams looking to turn operational insight into future defense innovation

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    01.28.2026

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty 

    52nd Fighter Wing

    John Paul Mintz, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency scientific engineering and technical adviser, discusses the systems on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile with Airmen assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron and 480th Fighter Generation Squadron during a tour at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 29, 2026. The tour served to immerse DARPA personnel with the fighter jets and challenges encountered by aviators and maintenance crews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)

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    Date Taken: 01.28.2026
    Date Posted: 02.04.2026 03:52
    Photo ID: 9505877
    VIRIN: 260129-F-GL460-1694
    Resolution: 7871x5247
    Size: 3.53 MB
    Location: SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE

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