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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Combat medics work through the “blood lab” at the Department of Combat Medic Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The school has two “blood labs” in which the students sharpen their skills as soldier medics. One lab simulates the scene of a suicide bombing in a market place, and the other simulates a bombing in an office building. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

Combat medics work through the “blood lab” at the Department of Combat Medic Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The school has two “blood labs” in which the students sharpen their skills as soldier medics. One lab simulates the scene of a suicide bombing in a market place, and the other simulates a bombing in an office building. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

Combat medics work through the “blood lab” at the Department of Combat Medic Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The school has two “blood labs” in which the students sharpen their skills as soldier medics. One lab simulates the scene of a suicide bombing in a market place, and the other simulates a bombing in an office building. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

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