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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A batch of 3-D printed nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing.

Swab Batch

Industrial engineer Oscar Savastio removes a completed swab batch from a 3D printer at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, May 13, 2020. The shipyard now has the equipment in place to produce 10,000 nasal swabs per day, with the ability for scaling up to meet an even larger demand should the need arise.

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