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U.S. Army Cpt. Lorimay Melendez performs a physical exam of a service member’s dog at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in May 2023. Melendez is a new U.S. Army Veterinary Corps officer assigned to the first-year graduate veterinary education program, where she’ll develop skills in animal care, food protection, veterinary public health, leadership, communication and collaboration. Military veterinarians are experts in keeping animal companions, military working dogs, and ceremonial equines free from diseases transmitted by bugs and tell you how to do that and protect yourself as well during Bug Week (June 10-17). (courtesy photo U.S. Army Maj. Sarah Watkins, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps)
