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Making military decisions. That’s what one group of forces is learning to do in this next story. Senior Airman Sarah Brice has more. Available in high definition.

Sentinel Surveillance Testing (SST) is designed to break the chain of disease transmission by identifying those individuals who are asymptomatic carriers. As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response plan the Marine Corps has instituted SST and the Naval Branch Health Clinic aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany is postured to meet the requirement and has begun testing. This LOGCOM Look explains SST and what you can expect if you are selected for participation.

U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct Exercise Habu Sentinel on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9-13, 2019. Exercise Habu Sentinel afforded CBRN Defense Platoon the opportunity to conduct progressive responses based off of intelligence feedback from conditions on the battlefield. This training gave Marines valuable, real-life scenarios to promote combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Josue Marquez)

DFT 20.1 provides realistic training to Marines with MWSS-171, where they hone their skills and remain mission ready while being forward-postured in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)