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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sailors in masks and purple surgical gloves sit at a table and prepare syringes.

Syringe Prep

Sailors prepare syringes of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine aboard the USS Essex in San Diego, Feb. 3, 2021. This marked the first time personnel received vaccines aboard a U.S. Pacific Fleet warship.

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