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An Army lab technician wearing protective gear uses a scanner on an object he's holding under a lab hood.

Hi-Tech Testing

Army Sgt. Christopher Garrett, a lab technician and reservist assigned to the 18th Field Hospital, demonstrates the steps of a COVID-19 test on a GeneXpert system at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 30, 2020. Camp Buehring recently acquired the hi-tech system, allowing turnaround times for COVID-19 tests to be under an hour.

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