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Genetics Reference Laboratory Flight Commander Maj. Joel Hughes shows Dr. David Smith, Acting Director, Defense Health Agency, and Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, a vial containing genetic material during their tour of the Department of Defense’s sole germline clinical genetics laboratory at Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi, Miss., June 23, 2025. During the visit, the team was briefed on the lab’s global role in providing cost-effective, centralized germline genetic testing for the Military Health System. Ferrara and Smith visited Keesler Air Force Base to engage with installation, community, and medical leaders, gaining firsthand insight into the mission and discussing Military Health System priorities aimed at supporting the warfighter, sustaining medical expertise, and fortifying force generation platforms to strengthen the chain.
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