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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A patient gets a blood pressure reading.

Blood Pressure Check

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Takuya Yamada and Her Majesty's Royal Navy Petty Officer Medical Assistant David Nicholl, assigned to Pacific Partnership 2018, check a patient's blood pressure during a community health fair at Yap Memorial Hospital, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, March 23, 2018. Navy photo by Seaman Caledon Rabbipal

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