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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Navy doctor uses a light to look into a girl's mouth.

Comfort Checkup

Navy Capt. (Dr.) Michael Sullivan, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, sees a patient for a general health checkup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Oct. 17, 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 land-based medical sites.

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