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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a sailor holding the rope attached to a mosquito trap surrounded by a wooded area.

Mosquito Mission

Navy Seaman An Tran, a hospital corpsman, retrieves a mosquito trap at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 12, 2025. Tran helps monitor mosquito populations to protect the base's staff, residents and service members from disease.

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