200708-N-FC674-1039 BETHESDA, Maryland (July 8, 2020) U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Lee E. Payne, lead for the Department of Defense COVID-19 Task Force, Diagnostics and Testing Line of Effort, visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to observe COVID-19 testing efforts and to thank staff for their hard work and continued dedication during coronavirus pandemic. Payne visited the centralized screening area, where patients are screened via drive-thru or walk-in, and the microbiology lab testing COVID-19 samples. WRNMMC and all military treatment facilities in the National Capital Region efforts are in support of the whole of government effort to combat COVID-19 along the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kurtis A. Hatcher/Released)