Emergency dental care in the field
SHAJOY, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Nestor Albalos uses an elevator to extract an Afghan man's tooth during a Village Dental Outreach visit here. The visit was hosted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team. Sergeant Albalos, PRT combat medic, assisted with the removal of teeth and sanitized tools during the visit. Sergeant Albalos, a native of Stockton, Calif., is deployed here from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)