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PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Hospitalman Apprentice Branden Slaughterback, from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Detachment Indian Head, practices wound closure techniques on a pig's foot during a hands-on suture lab at NMRTC Patuxent River. The training, which brought together corpsmen from across the National Capital Region, was designed to enhance life-saving skills and ensure a ready medical force.
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