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A sailor wearing personal protective equipment administers a COVID-19 test to a Marine.

Getting Tested

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachery Bigus conducts a COVID-19 test on Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas Stona, commanding officer of Task Force Koa Moana 20, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, at the port of Malakal, Republic of Palau, July 22, 2020. Marines and sailors are conducting engagements in Palau from July through September as part of the effort to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations and states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a humanitarian assistance survey team afloat in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives.

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