Pfc. Kaiya Capuchino, USAMRIID combat medic, takes part in USAMRIID efforts to train service members and civilians to defend against infectious diseases. DOD’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program has spearheaded research to develop vaccines, drugs, diagnostics and information that will protect military service members from biological threats. The 2014-16 Ebola outbreak showed that this preparation—and the funding and research behind it—pays off in lives saved, and that these medical countermeasures can also be effective during a naturally occurring outbreak among civilians. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Hubenthal, Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs Office)