Col. Patrick Garman, commander of the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., discusses the attributes of the Mississippi Inn, a local hotel in Sinoe County, Libiera, that makes it a potential site for a new medical lab, with some members of an Army lab reconnaissance team for Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, Liberia, Dec. 4, 2014. The Army lab reconnaissance team for JC-UA is comprised of members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Soldiers and members of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The 1st AML is establishing initial infectious disease laboratories in order to support the identification of Ebola and other endemic diseases in an expedient manner. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Caitlyn Byrne, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/Released)