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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Troops wearing face masks line up in formation.

Soldier Stance

Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., wear face masks produced by.engineers with the Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center at U.S. Army Natick Soldiers Systems Center in Natick, Mass., April 27, 2020. The engineers made 10,000 cloth face coverings after the defense secretary authorized the wearing of cloth face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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