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Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, talks to the Association of Women Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C.

Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, talks to the Association of Women Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C.

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  • Brigadier-General Hugh Colin MacKay, OMM, CD, QHP, surgeon general of Canadian Forces, confers with Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs at the 2016 Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium in Tampa, Florida. The 2017 Symposium will be held in Canada. (Courtesy photo) Brigadier-General Hugh Colin MacKay, OMM, CD, QHP, surgeon general of Canadian Forces, confers with Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs at the 2016 Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium in Tampa, Florida. The 2017 Symposium will be held in Canada. (Courtesy photo) Related Photos
  • Fourth-year medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences practiced their skills during Operation Bushmaster, a field exercise that took place Oct. 10-22 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (DoD photo by Sarah Marshall) Fourth-year medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences practiced their skills during Operation Bushmaster, a field exercise that took place Oct. 10-22 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (DoD photo by Sarah Marshall) Related Photos

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  • Col. Cary Harbaugh, director of Care Coalition at U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), represented the host of the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium as he welcomed attendees to MacDill Air Force Base on October 25, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. Speaking on behalf of Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commanding general of USSOCOM, Harbaugh described the care provided to over 10,000 wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and family members through the command’s Care Coalition. “General Thomas always highlights that the key to USSOCOM’s success is our people. They’re our most precious asset and our comparative, competitive and decisive advantage.” (Courtesy photo) Col. Cary Harbaugh, director of Care Coalition at U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), represented the host of the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium as he welcomed attendees to MacDill Air Force Base on October 25, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. Speaking on behalf of Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commanding general of USSOCOM, Harbaugh described the care provided to over 10,000 wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and family members through the command’s Care Coalition. “General Thomas always highlights that the key to USSOCOM’s success is our people. They’re our most precious asset and our comparative, competitive and decisive advantage.” (Courtesy photo) Related Photos
  • Leaders from all over the world joined for the opening remarks for the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium in Tampa, Florida, on October 25, 2016. Many countries were represented as leaders from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States introduced themselves to guests in the room. (Courtesy photo) Leaders from all over the world joined for the opening remarks for the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium in Tampa, Florida, on October 25, 2016. A total of many countries were represented as leaders from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States introduced themselves to guests in the room. (Courtesy photo) Related Photos
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