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Collected Item: “Coronavirus Invades al-Jaber Airbase”

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Coronavirus Invades al-Jaber Airbase

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By infecting nearly every corner of the globe, COVID-19 further demonstrated its reach by invading the self-contained confines of US military bases, such as al-Jaber airbase in Kuwait. This screenshot, which features masked US Marines and airmen preparing a field kitchen, provides a glimpse into this self-contained world, with the headline revealing that nothing is immune to the coronavirus.

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/29/cluster-of-covid-19-cases-us-troops-emerges-kuwaiti-air-base.html

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Military Times

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2020-06-29
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