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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors stand on a dock next to a hospital ship.

Mercy Preparations

Sailors prepare the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy to depart Naval Base San Diego as part of the Defense Department’s COVID-19 response, March 23, 2020. Mercy will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals.

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