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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A large yellow crane rises to the deck of a hospital ship as sailors man the rails.

Comfort Crane

Sailors man the rails as the hospital ship USNS Comfort departs on a scheduled deployment, June 14, 2019. During the deployment, the crew will work with health and government partners in Central America, South America and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems strained by an increase in Venezuelan migrants.

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