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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Maj. Ky Kobayashi, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron orthopedic surgeon, and Airman 1st Class Emanuel White, 332 EMDOS surgical technician, prepare to begin surgery on a "patient" in the operating room at the Air Force Theater Hospital here. The operating room staff and doctors perform many hours of surgery on a daily basis on servicemembers as well as some local area citizens. Major Kobayashi and Airman White are deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The photographer of this photo placed herself in the patient's position for this photo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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