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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

People stand around doctors attending a man lying on a mat.

Earthquake Response

A Coast Guardsman, right, helps paramedics stabilize a patient for travel in Haiti, Aug. 15, 2021. The Coast Guard is conducting humanitarian response in Haiti after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the region.

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