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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A surgeon in protective gear looks through a tool to perform a surgery as a fellow doctor advises.

Eye to Eye

Air Force Maj. Samuel Hobbs, an ophthalmologist assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, right, advises Dr. Arlene Bobb-Semple, a Guyanese retina surgeon, during a vitrectomy at Georgetown Public Hospital, Guyana, March 18, 2026. As part of the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission, U.S. medical personnel are embedded with health care teams to provide direct care while exchanging specialized expertise for lasting impact.

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