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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A male nurse wearing a face mask and gloves takes a patient’s blood.

Drawing Blood

Air Force Capt. Kim Mason, a registered nurse assigned to the 633d Medical Group based out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., draws a patient’s blood while working the emergency room night shift during COVID-19 response operations in Minneapolis, Dec. 1, 2021.

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