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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two people going over a coronavirus airflow particle test.

Particle Test

David Silcott, left, chief executive of S3i, a biological research company, goes over an airflow particle test for Navy Vice Adm. Dee Mewbourne, right, deputy commander, U.S. Transportation Command, on board a United Airlines 767 aircraft at Dulles International Airport, Va., Aug. 28, 2020. The test data will help Transcom and the Defense Department identify how far the coronavirus can spread in an aircraft and how long it remains in the air to determine future processes for loading and quarantining passengers.

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