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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A doctor looks through a microscope while sitting at a table as a fellow doctor wearing scrubs watches.

Into the Optics

Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Chouinard inspects optics inside an ophthalmic operating microscope at Georgetown Public Hospital Corp. in Guyana, March 20, 2026. The work helped restore critical medical equipment during Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team, a U.S. Air Forces Southern-led health security cooperation engagement that brought U.S. and partner-nation medical professionals together to deliver care and strengthen regional health capacity.

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