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250513-N-N1574-1003 JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (May 13, 2025) Jessy Motes, front, and Jessica Celano, with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), prepare a DNA sequencing library to be loaded into a sequencer on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville, May 13, 2025, as part of a groundbreaking three-year project is utilizing common houseflies as living sentinels to monitor existing and emerging microbial dangers to U.S. military personnel worldwide. The NECE team demonstrates the Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better” ethos by leveraging science and collaboration to enhance force health protection through early detection of health threats. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Blanton)