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News | Aug. 19, 2021

59th MDW: The WHASC’s clinical laboratory

By Airman 1st Class Melody Bordeaux

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -LACKLAND, Texas  –   Senior Airman Kyra Brabham, 59th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron medical laboratory technician, trains microbiology students about identifying bacteria at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 12, 2021. The WHASC’s clinical laboratory tests specimens to assist with treatment for various infections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melody Bordeaux)
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