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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Paramedics tend to a man on a stretcher as an ambulance awaits in the background.

Paramedic Pair

San Antonio paramedics participate in the National Disaster Medical System exercise March 20, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Defense Department personnel often volunteer their off-duty time to work as emergency medical technicians.

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