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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A medical laboratory technician conducting tests.

Patient Sample

Army Spc. David Pyke, a medical laboratory technician, loads a patient sample for rapid COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 9, 2020. PCR is the central technology for COVID-19 testing.

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