U.S. Air Force Col. Tamara A. Averett-Brauer, Pacific Air Force command nurse, discusses a U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps career path presentation with Senior Col. Yan-Lan Ma, a nursing representative from the Peoples Republic of China, during the Asia Pacific Military Nursing Exchange, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug.10, 2012. The APMNE establishes an environment where Asia Pacific regional nursing leaders are able to develop and mature in order to build a regional network of shared expertise. It advances the professionalism of nursing by highlighting the role of nursing personnel in health care in the region and elevating the stature of military nurses as force multipliers. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)