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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members learn how to apply a tourniquet.

Tourniquet Teaching

Army Staff Sgt. Duan Erzell, a communications specialist with the Army Reserve’s 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, lies on the floor as he helps Italian service members and national police learn the correct way to apply a tourniquet during a Combat Lifesaver Course at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2019.

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