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Summary
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), load equipment containers on a truck to ship equipment for the medical Operational Command Post mission in support of DEFENDER-Europe 20 at Fort Douglas, Utah, February 18, 2020. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Ronald D. Bell)
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hhc 807th medical command deployment support ships equipment for defender europe 20
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Date
18/02/2020
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