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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. Melvin Turner speaks with patients in the intensive care area of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in Arawa, Papua New Guinea, June 30, 2015.

U.S. Navy Lt. Melvin Turner speaks with patients in the intensive care area of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in Arawa, Papua New Guinea, June 30, 2015.

U.S. Navy Lt. Melvin Turner speaks with patients in the intensive care area of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in Arawa, Papua New Guinea, June 30, 2015.

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