COVID-19 pooled testing strategy helps Army leaders protect the force

Shane Popelka, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow with the Army Public Health Center Molecular Biology Method Development Section, prepares plates for an RNA extraction Sept. 2, 2020, at APHC's COVID-19 testing lab in Aberdeen, Maryland. APHC is helping the Army maintain operational readiness by conducting rapid pool testing of Soldiers who may be asymptomatic in order to ensure they can safely train and deploy with their units. (Army Public Health Center photo by Graham Snodgrass)