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Sailors at an award ceremony.

Award Ceremony

Navy Capt. Jeffrey W. Bitterman, right, the force surgeon with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, applauds Navy Lt. Cmdr. Noah Apusen, a medical planner with MARFORPAC during a Joint Service Achievement Medal award ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 3, 2020. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments and meritorious service of four sailors for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which they provided command updates on personal protective equipment requirements, mitigation measures and acquisitioned a COVID-19 testing machine.

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