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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor brushes a child's teeth.

Teeth Time

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Bundalian, assigned to the USNS Comfort, applies fluoride to a patient's teeth at a temporary medical treatment site in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, July 27, 2019. The Comfort is on a humanitarian mission, working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

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