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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A service member holds a kitten on her shoulder.

Comfort Kitten

A service member assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort holds a kitten at a mobile spay and neuter clinic in Colon, Panama, Aug. 12, 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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