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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Medical personnel perform surgery inside a tent.

Performing Surgery

Personnel assigned to the 8209th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea operate on a wounded soldier in 1952, during the Korean War. The TV series "M*A*S*H" was based on MASH units.

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