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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two Navy sailors wearing personal protective equipment make sure to properly secure their face shields before entering a COVID-19 positive, non-critical patient’s room

Securing PPE

Angela Mello, left, a general duty corpsman assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Navy Ensign. Kaitlyn Leibing, a staff nurse assigned to one of NMCSD’s internal medicine wards, don 3D-printed face shields, donated to the hospital by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, before entering a COVID-19 positive, non-critical patient’s room in San Diego, Aug. 4, 2020.

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