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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor adjusts a woman's head as she stands for an X-ray.

X-ray Expertise

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanuel Quindoy, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, positions a woman for an X-ray at a temporary medical treatment site in Castries, St. Lucia, Sept. 27, 2019. The Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at medical treatment sites.

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