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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Navy medical professional wearing a face mask looks down at a patient.

Mercy Care

Navy Lt. j.g. Joyce Sim treats a patient in an intensive care unit aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy in Los Angeles, April 16, 2020. The Mercy deployed to serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients admitted to shore-based hospitals, allowing those hospitals to focus on COVID-19 cases.

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