JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Dr. Richard Niemtzow, 779 Medical Operations Squadron chief of acupuncture, introduces patient Master Sgt. Elie Bellevue to the needles used in Battle Field Acupuncture at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic, Nov. 16, 2012. In 2001, Niemtzow was intorduced to a new, smaller needle used by a French physicial for acupuncture treatment on ears. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)